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Recognised as Colour

#2C2E09

  • #2C2E09
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2C2E09 is a yellow with RGB values 44, 46, 9 and HSL 63°, 67%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#2C2E09#2C2E09
HEX#2C2E09
RGBrgb(44, 46, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1804, 0.0353
RGB percentages17.3%, 18%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(63.2, 67.3%, 10.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.2, 80.4%, 18%)
CMYK4.3%, 0%, 80.4%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,895,369
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2E09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D3D1F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#322B05no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#322C0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#302B27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 28.4Black · ΔE 29.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3Dim grey · ΔE 35Gray · ΔE 42.4Saddle brown · ΔE 43.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 28.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0B092E
Analogous#2E1D09, #1A2E09
Triadic#092C2E, #2E092C
Split complementary#091A2E, #1D092E
Tetradic#092E1D, #0B092E, #2E091A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD62D
Lighter +30%#A6AE22
Lighter +20%#7E831A
Lighter +10%#555911
Darker −10%#030301
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#323502
Less saturated −25%#262710

Channel breakdown

R44
G46
B9
Red44 (17.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue63.24°
Saturation (HSL)67.27%
Lightness10.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2E · B 09

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