What color is #2E3000?

#2E3000 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3000?

The RGB value is 46, 48, 0: 46 red, 48 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3000?

The complementary color is #020030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3000 color

#2E3000 rgb(46, 48, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2E3000 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 18.8% green and 0% blue (46, 48, 0).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#2E3000 color codes

HEX	`#2E3000`
RGB	`rgb(46, 48, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 18.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 100%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.78, -7.76, 26.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.78, 27.69, 106.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.184, 2.695, 0.405)`
Decimal	`3026944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3000, 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 #2E3000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	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 #2E3000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3000; }
.text { color: #2e3000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 48 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3000, #163000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2E3000?: #2E3000 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3000?: The RGB value is 46, 48, 0: 46 red, 48 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3000?: The complementary color is #020030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.