Colour

#2E2C22

#2E2C22
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E2C22 is a yellow with RGB values 46, 44, 34 and HSL 50°, 15%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E2C22#2E2C22

HEX#2E2C22

RGBrgb(46, 44, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1725, 0.1333

RGB percentages18%, 17.3%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(50, 15%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 26.1%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 26.1%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,025,954

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2C22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14:1

Contrast with white14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D1D3DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2B21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2C22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#302B29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20 Dim grey · ΔE 27.4 Gray · ΔE 36.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 38.3 Slate grey · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#22242E

Analogous#2E2622, #2A2E22

Triadic#222E2C, #2C222E

Split complementary#222A2E, #26222E

Tetradic#222E26, #22242E, #2E222A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9F997D

Lighter +30%#868063

Lighter +20%#69644D

Lighter +10%#4B4838

Darker −10%#11100C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#383318

Less saturated −25%#282828

Channel breakdown

R46

G44

B34

Red46 (18%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)15%

Lightness15.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 2C · B 22

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