Colour

#2B291F

#2B291F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B291F is a yellow with RGB values 43, 41, 31 and HSL 50°, 16%, 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#2B291F

RGBrgb(43, 41, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1608, 0.1216

RGB percentages16.9%, 16.1%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(50, 16.2%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 27.9%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 27.9%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,828,575

CSS custom property--colour: #2B291F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.59:1

Contrast with white14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D4D6E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B281Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C291Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2D2826no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21 Dim grey · ΔE 28.8 Gray · ΔE 37.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39.2 Slate grey · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F212B

Analogous#2B231F, #272B1F

Triadic#1F2B29, #291F2B

Split complementary#1F272B, #231F2B

Tetradic#1F2B23, #1F212B, #2B1F27

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9E9878

Lighter +30%#847E5F

Lighter +20%#66624A

Lighter +10%#494534

Darker −10%#0D0D0A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#342F16

Less saturated −25%#252525

Channel breakdown

R43

G41

B31

Red43 (16.9%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)16.22%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 29 · B 1F

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