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Recognised as Colour

#2E301C

  • #2E301C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E301C is a yellow with RGB values 46, 48, 28 and HSL 66°, 26%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E301C#2E301C
HEX#2E301C
RGBrgb(46, 48, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1882, 0.1098
RGB percentages18%, 18.8%, 11%
HSLhsl(66, 26.3%, 14.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66, 41.7%, 18.8%)
CMYK4.2%, 0%, 41.7%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,972
CSS custom property--colour: #2E301C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.5:1
Contrast with white13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D1CFE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#332E1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#332F1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#302E2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.4Black · ΔE 23.4Dim grey · ΔE 28.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32.5Gray · ΔE 37Slate grey · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E1C30
Analogous#30281C, #24301C
Triadic#1C2E30, #301C2E
Split complementary#1C2430, #281C30
Tetradic#1C3028, #1E1C30, #301C24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4AA6E
Lighter +30%#8B9154
Lighter +20%#6C7042
Lighter +10%#4D502F
Darker −10%#0F1009
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#363A12
Less saturated −25%#262726

Channel breakdown

R46
G48
B28
Red46 (18%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue66°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness14.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 30 · B 1C

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