What color is #2E3011?

#2E3011 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3011?

The RGB value is 46, 48, 17: 46 red, 48 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3011?

The complementary color is #131130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3011 color

#2E3011 rgb(46, 48, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2E3011 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 18.8% green and 6.7% blue (46, 48, 17).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#2E3011 color codes

HEX	`#2E3011`
RGB	`rgb(46, 48, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 18.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 65%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.95, -6.35, 19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.95, 20.28, 108.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.285, 2.735, 0.938)`
Decimal	`3026961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3011, 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 #2E3011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #2E3011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3011; }
.text { color: #2e3011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 48 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3011, #1e3011); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2E3011?: #2E3011 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3011?: The RGB value is 46, 48, 17: 46 red, 48 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3011?: The complementary color is #131130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.