What color is #2F2914?

#2F2914 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2914?

The RGB value is 47, 41, 20: 47 red, 41 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2914?

The complementary color is #141A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2914 color

#2F2914 rgb(47, 41, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2F2914 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 16.1% green and 7.8% blue (47, 41, 20).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 40% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 57% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#2F2914 color codes

HEX	`#2F2914`
RGB	`rgb(47, 41, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 16.1%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 40%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 57%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 57%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.7, -0.85, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.7, 14.75, 93.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.092, 2.241, 0.984)`
Decimal	`3090708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2914, 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 #2F2914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #2F2914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2914; }
.text { color: #2f2914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 41 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2914, #282f14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2F2914?: #2F2914 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2914?: The RGB value is 47, 41, 20: 47 red, 41 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2914?: The complementary color is #141A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.