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Colour

#2C291D

  • #2C291D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C291D is a yellow with RGB values 44, 41, 29 and HSL 48°, 21%, 14%. 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

#2C291D#2C291D
HEX#2C291D
RGBrgb(44, 41, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1608, 0.1137
RGB percentages17.3%, 16.1%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(48, 20.5%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 34.1%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 34.1%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,894,109
CSS custom property--colour: #2C291D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D3D6E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B281Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C291Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#2E2726no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 29.1Gray · ΔE 38Dark olivegreen · ΔE 38.3Slate grey · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D202C
Analogous#2C211D, #272C1D
Triadic#1D2C29, #291D2C
Split complementary#1D282C, #211D2C
Tetradic#1D2C21, #1D202C, #2C1D28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A29973
Lighter +30%#887F5A
Lighter +20%#696246
Lighter +10%#4B4631
Darker −10%#0D0C09
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#352E14
Less saturated −25%#252525

Channel breakdown

R44
G41
B29
Red44 (17.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)20.55%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 29 · B 1D

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