What color is #2F2B16?

#2F2B16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2B16?

The RGB value is 47, 43, 22: 47 red, 43 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2B16?

The complementary color is #161A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2B16 color

#2F2B16 rgb(47, 43, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2F2B16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 16.9% green and 8.6% blue (47, 43, 22).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 36% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 53% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#2F2B16 color codes

HEX	`#2F2B16`
RGB	`rgb(47, 43, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 16.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 36%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 53%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 53%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.41, -1.94, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.41, 14.44, 97.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.181, 2.39, 1.105)`
Decimal	`3091222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2B16, 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 #2F2B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #2F2B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2b16; }
.text { color: #2f2b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 43 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2b16, #272f16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2F2B16?: #2F2B16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2B16?: The RGB value is 47, 43, 22: 47 red, 43 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2B16?: The complementary color is #161A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.