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Colour

#2C2B25

  • #2C2B25
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C2B25 is a yellow with RGB values 44, 43, 37 and HSL 51°, 9%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2B25#2C2B25
HEX#2C2B25
RGBrgb(44, 43, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1686, 0.1451
RGB percentages17.3%, 16.9%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(51.4, 8.6%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 15.9%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 15.9%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,894,629
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2B25;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.2:1
Contrast with white14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D3D4DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2B25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2B25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2D2A29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2Dim grey · ΔE 27.3Gray · ΔE 36.4Slate grey · ΔE 38.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25262C
Analogous#2C2825, #2A2C25
Triadic#252C2B, #2B252C
Split complementary#252A2C, #28252C
Tetradic#252C28, #25262C, #2C2529

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#989585
Lighter +30%#7F7C6B
Lighter +20%#636154
Lighter +10%#48463C
Darker −10%#10100E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#36321B
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R44
G43
B37
Red44 (17.3%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)8.64%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2B · B 25

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