What color is #2E2A14?

#2E2A14 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2A14?

The RGB value is 46, 42, 20: 46 red, 42 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2A14?

The complementary color is #14182E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2A14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2A14 color

#2E2A14 rgb(46, 42, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2E2A14 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 16.5% green and 7.8% blue (46, 42, 20).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 39% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 57% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#2E2A14 color codes

HEX	`#2E2A14`
RGB	`rgb(46, 42, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 16.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 39%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 57%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 57%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.93, -2.05, 14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.93, 15.12, 97.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.081, 2.287, 0.994)`
Decimal	`3025428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2A14, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2E2A14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2A14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2E2A14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2a14; }
.text { color: #2e2a14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2a14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 42 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2a14, #252e14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2E2A14?: #2E2A14 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2A14?: The RGB value is 46, 42, 20: 46 red, 42 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2A14?: The complementary color is #14182E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2A14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.