What color is #2F2B0C?

#2F2B0C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2B0C?

The RGB value is 47, 43, 12: 47 red, 43 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2B0C?

The complementary color is #0C102F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2B0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2B0C color

#2F2B0C rgb(47, 43, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2F2B0C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 16.9% green and 4.7% blue (47, 43, 12).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 59% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 74% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#2F2B0C color codes

HEX	`#2F2B0C`
RGB	`rgb(47, 43, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 16.9%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 59%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 74%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 74%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.27, -3.03, 19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.27, 20.1, 98.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.103, 2.359, 0.692)`
Decimal	`3091212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2B0C, 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 #2F2B0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2B0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #2F2B0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2b0c; }
.text { color: #2f2b0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2b0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 43 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2b0c, #222f0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2F2B0C?: #2F2B0C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2B0C?: The RGB value is 47, 43, 12: 47 red, 43 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2B0C?: The complementary color is #0C102F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2B0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.