What color is #2E2F1A?

#2E2F1A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2F1A?

The RGB value is 46, 47, 26: 46 red, 47 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2F1A?

The complementary color is #1B1A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2F1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2F1A color

#2E2F1A rgb(46, 47, 26)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2E2F1A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 18.4% green and 10.2% blue (46, 47, 26).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 29% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#2E2F1A color codes

HEX	`#2E2F1A`
RGB	`rgb(46, 47, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 18.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 29%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 45%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 45%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.75, -4.55, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.75, 14.11, 108.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.33, 2.688, 1.373)`
Decimal	`3026714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2F1A, 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 #2E2F1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2F1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #2E2F1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2f1a; }
.text { color: #2e2f1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2f1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 47 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2f1a, #232f1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2E2F1A?: #2E2F1A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2F1A?: The RGB value is 46, 47, 26: 46 red, 47 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2F1A?: The complementary color is #1B1A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2F1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.