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Recognised as Colour

#2B2E02

  • #2B2E02
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2B2E02 is a yellow with RGB values 43, 46, 2 and HSL 64°, 92%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#2B2E02#2B2E02
HEX#2B2E02
RGBrgb(43, 46, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1804, 0.0078
RGB percentages16.9%, 18%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(64.1, 91.7%, 9.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.1, 95.7%, 18%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 95.7%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,829,826
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2E02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D4D1FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#322B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#322C05no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2F2A26no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 27.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#05022E
Analogous#2E1B02, #152E02
Triadic#022B2E, #2E022B
Split complementary#02152E, #1B022E
Tetradic#022E1B, #05022E, #2E0215

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E2F20B
Lighter +30%#B4C108
Lighter +20%#869006
Lighter +10%#595F04
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D3000
Less saturated −25%#262808

Channel breakdown

R43
G46
B2
Red43 (16.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue64.09°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness9.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 2E · B 02

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