What color is #2F260C?

#2F260C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F260C?

The RGB value is 47, 38, 12: 47 red, 38 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F260C?

The complementary color is #0C152F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F260C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F260C color

#2F260C rgb(47, 38, 12)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2F260C is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 14.9% green and 4.7% blue (47, 38, 12).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 59% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 74% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#2F260C color codes

HEX	`#2F260C`
RGB	`rgb(47, 38, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 14.9%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 59%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 74%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 74%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.58, 0.34, 17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.58, 17.77, 88.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.932, 2.017, 0.635)`
Decimal	`3089932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F260C, 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 #2F260C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F260C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #2F260C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f260c; }
.text { color: #2f260c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f260c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 38 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f260c, #272f0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2F260C?: #2F260C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F260C?: The RGB value is 47, 38, 12: 47 red, 38 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F260C?: The complementary color is #0C152F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F260C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.