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Recognised as Colour

#2E3409

  • #2E3409
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2E3409 is a yellow with RGB values 46, 52, 9 and HSL 68°, 70%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#2E3409#2E3409
HEX#2E3409
RGBrgb(46, 52, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2039, 0.0353
RGB percentages18%, 20.4%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(68.4, 70.5%, 12%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.4, 82.7%, 20.4%)
CMYK11.5%, 0%, 82.7%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,027,977
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3409;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D1CBF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#383104no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#38310Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#31312Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5Black · ΔE 33.3Dim grey · ΔE 35.8Dark green · ΔE 41.2Gray · ΔE 42.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 24.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0F0934
Analogous#342509, #183409
Triadic#092E34, #34092E
Split complementary#091834, #250934
Tetradic#093425, #0F0934, #340918

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3DB2E
Lighter +30%#A1B620
Lighter +20%#7B8B18
Lighter +10%#545F11
Darker −10%#080901
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#333C01
Less saturated −25%#292C11

Channel breakdown

R46
G52
B9
Red46 (18%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue68.37°
Saturation (HSL)70.49%
Lightness11.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 34 · B 09

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