What color is #2F2900?

#2F2900 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2900?

The RGB value is 47, 41, 0: 47 red, 41 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2900?

The complementary color is #00062F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2900 color

#2F2900 rgb(47, 41, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2F2900 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 16.1% green and 0% blue (47, 41, 0).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 100% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#2F2900 color codes

HEX	`#2F2900`
RGB	`rgb(47, 41, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 16.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 100%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.46, -2.66, 23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.46, 23.95, 96.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.965, 2.19, 0.319)`
Decimal	`3090688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2900, 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 #2F2900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #2F2900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2900; }
.text { color: #2f2900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 41 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2900, #1e2f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2F2900?: #2F2900 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2900?: The RGB value is 47, 41, 0: 47 red, 41 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2900?: The complementary color is #00062F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.