What color is #2E2A16?

#2E2A16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2A16?

The RGB value is 46, 42, 22: 46 red, 42 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2A16?

The complementary color is #161A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2A16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2A16 color

#2E2A16 rgb(46, 42, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2E2A16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 16.5% green and 8.6% blue (46, 42, 22).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 35% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#2E2A16 color codes

HEX	`#2E2A16`
RGB	`rgb(46, 42, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 16.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 35%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.96, -1.79, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.96, 13.83, 97.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.1, 2.295, 1.091)`
Decimal	`3025430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2A16, 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 #2E2A16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2A16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #2E2A16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2a16; }
.text { color: #2e2a16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2a16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 42 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2a16, #262e16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2E2A16?: #2E2A16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2A16?: The RGB value is 46, 42, 22: 46 red, 42 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2A16?: The complementary color is #161A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2A16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.