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Recognised as Colour

#2C270E

  • #2C270E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C270E is a yellow with RGB values 44, 39, 14 and HSL 50°, 52%, 11%. 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

#2C270E#2C270E
HEX#2C270E
RGBrgb(44, 39, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1529, 0.0549
RGB percentages17.3%, 15.3%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(50, 51.7%, 11.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 68.2%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 68.2%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,893,582
CSS custom property--colour: #2C270E;

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#262626
Inverted#D3D8F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B260Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D280Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#302421no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 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 22.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6Dim grey · ΔE 33.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34.5Gray · ΔE 41.6Saddle brown · ΔE 43.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E132C
Analogous#2C180E, #222C0E
Triadic#0E2C27, #270E2C
Split complementary#0E222C, #180E2C
Tetradic#0E2C18, #0E132C, #2C0E22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3AE43
Lighter +30%#A08E33
Lighter +20%#796C27
Lighter +10%#53491A
Darker −10%#050502
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#332C07
Less saturated −25%#252215

Channel breakdown

R44
G39
B14
Red44 (17.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)51.72%
Lightness11.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 27 · B 0E

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