What color is #2E3300?

#2E3300 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 #2E3300?

The RGB value is 46, 51, 0: 46 red, 51 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3300?

The complementary color is #050033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3300 color

#2E3300 rgb(46, 51, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2E3300 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 20% green and 0% blue (46, 51, 0).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#2E3300 color codes

HEX	`#2E3300`
RGB	`rgb(46, 51, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 20%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 100%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.84, -9.62, 27.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.84, 29.42, 109.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.311, 2.949, 0.447)`
Decimal	`3027712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3300, 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 #2E3300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #2E3300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3300; }
.text { color: #2e3300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 51 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3300, #153300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2E3300?: #2E3300 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 #2E3300?: The RGB value is 46, 51, 0: 46 red, 51 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3300?: The complementary color is #050033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.