Colour

#2A271A

#2A271A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A271A is a yellow with RGB values 42, 39, 26 and HSL 49°, 24%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A271A

RGBrgb(42, 39, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1529, 0.102

RGB percentages16.5%, 15.3%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(48.8, 23.5%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 38.1%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 38.1%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,762,522

CSS custom property--colour: #2A271A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.96:1

Contrast with white14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D5D8E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2619no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A271Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#2C2524no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Dim grey · ΔE 30.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 39.1 Slate grey · ΔE 42.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1A1D2A

Analogous#2A1F1A, #252A1A

Triadic#1A2A27, #271A2A

Split complementary#1A252A, #1F1A2A

Tetradic#1A2A1F, #1A1D2A, #2A1A25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A49A6C

Lighter +30%#897F55

Lighter +20%#696241

Lighter +10%#4A442E

Darker −10%#0B0A07

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#322C12

Less saturated −25%#222222

Channel breakdown

R42

G39

B26

Red42 (16.5%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue48.75°

Saturation (HSL)23.53%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 27 · B 1A

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