What color is #2E2C07?

#2E2C07 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2C07?

The RGB value is 46, 44, 7: 46 red, 44 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2C07?

The complementary color is #07092E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2C07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2C07 color

#2E2C07 rgb(46, 44, 7)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2E2C07 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 17.3% green and 2.7% blue (46, 44, 7).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 74% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 85% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#2E2C07 color codes

HEX	`#2E2C07`
RGB	`rgb(46, 44, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 17.3%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 74%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 85%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 85%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.45, -4.64, 22.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.45, 22.63, 101.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.066, 2.398, 0.555)`
Decimal	`3025927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2C07, 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 #2E2C07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2C07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #2E2C07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2c07; }
.text { color: #2e2c07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2c07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 44 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2c07, #1d2e07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2E2C07?: #2E2C07 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2C07?: The RGB value is 46, 44, 7: 46 red, 44 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2C07?: The complementary color is #07092E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2C07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.