Colour

#2A2921

#2A2921
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A2921 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 41, 33 and HSL 53°, 12%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A2921

RGBrgb(42, 41, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1608, 0.1294

RGB percentages16.5%, 16.1%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(53.3, 12%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 21.4%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 2.4%, 21.4%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,763,041

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2921;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.61:1

Contrast with white14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D5D6DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2821no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2921no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2B2827no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dim grey · ΔE 28.5 Gray · ΔE 37.6 Slate grey · ΔE 39.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21222A

Analogous#2A2521, #272A21

Triadic#212A29, #29212A

Split complementary#21262A, #25212A

Tetradic#212A25, #21222A, #2A2127

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99967E

Lighter +30%#807D64

Lighter +20%#63614E

Lighter +10%#474537

Darker −10%#0D0D0B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#333018

Less saturated −25%#262626

Channel breakdown

R42

G41

B33

Red42 (16.5%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue53.33°

Saturation (HSL)12%

Lightness14.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 29 · B 21

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