Colour
#2E2E27
- #2E2E27
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2E2E27 is a yellow with RGB values 46, 46, 39 and HSL 60°, 8%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2E2E27#2E2E27
HEX#2E2E27
RGBrgb(46, 46, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1804, 0.1529
RGB percentages18%, 18%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(60, 8.2%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 15.2%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 15.2%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,471
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2E27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.67:1
Contrast with white13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D1D1D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27272E
Analogous#2E2B27, #2B2E27
Triadic#272E2E, #2E272E
Split complementary#272B2E, #2B272E
Tetradic#272E2B, #27272E, #2E272B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G46
B39
Red46 (18%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)8.24%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2E · B 27
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