What color is #2F2D18?

#2F2D18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2D18?

The RGB value is 47, 45, 24: 47 red, 45 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2D18?

The complementary color is #181A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2D18 color

#2F2D18 rgb(47, 45, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2F2D18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 17.6% green and 9.4% blue (47, 45, 24).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 32% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 49% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#2F2D18 color codes

HEX	`#2F2D18`
RGB	`rgb(47, 45, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 17.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 32%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 49%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 49%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.13, -3.01, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.13, 14.22, 102.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.276, 2.547, 1.236)`
Decimal	`3091736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2D18, 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 #2F2D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #2F2D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2d18; }
.text { color: #2f2d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 45 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2d18, #252f18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2F2D18?: #2F2D18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2D18?: The RGB value is 47, 45, 24: 47 red, 45 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2D18?: The complementary color is #181A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.