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Recognised as Colour

#2D2C20

  • #2D2C20
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2D2C20 is a yellow with RGB values 45, 44, 32 and HSL 55°, 17%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2D2C20#2D2C20
HEX#2D2C20
RGBrgb(45, 44, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1725, 0.1255
RGB percentages17.6%, 17.3%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(55.4, 16.9%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 28.9%, 17.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 28.9%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,960,416
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2C20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.07:1
Contrast with white14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D2D3DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E2B1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F2C20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2F2A29no 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 text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3Dim grey · ΔE 27.9Gray · ΔE 36.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 37.3Slate grey · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20212D
Analogous#2D2520, #282D20
Triadic#202D2C, #2C202D
Split complementary#20282D, #25202D
Tetradic#202D25, #20212D, #2D2028

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A09D79
Lighter +30%#868360
Lighter +20%#69664A
Lighter +10%#4B4935
Darker −10%#0F0F0B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#373416
Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R45
G44
B32
Red45 (17.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue55.38°
Saturation (HSL)16.88%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2D · G 2C · B 20

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