What color is #2E310B?

#2E310B 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 #2E310B?

The RGB value is 46, 49, 11: 46 red, 49 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E310B?

The complementary color is #0E0B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E310B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E310B color

#2E310B rgb(46, 49, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2E310B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 19.2% green and 4.3% blue (46, 49, 11).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 63% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#2E310B color codes

HEX	`#2E310B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 49, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 19.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 63%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 78%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 78%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.23, -7.54, 22.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.23, 23.84, 108.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.285, 2.802, 0.737)`
Decimal	`3027211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E310B, 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 #2E310B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E310B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #2E310B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e310b; }
.text { color: #2e310b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e310b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 49 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e310b, #1b310b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2E310B?: #2E310B 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 #2E310B?: The RGB value is 46, 49, 11: 46 red, 49 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E310B?: The complementary color is #0E0B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E310B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.