#2a281e

Color #2a281e

A muted very dark yellow.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.5 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a281e

RGB

rgb(42, 40, 30)

HSL

hsl(50, 16.7%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 28.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 28.6%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(16.02, -1.19, 6.93)

LCH

lch(16.02, 7.03, 99.74)

OKLCH

oklch(27.6%, 0.0179, 98.04)

HWB

hwb(50, 11.8%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1e202a

Analogous

#2a221e

#2a281e

#262a1e

Triadic

#2a281e

#1e2a28

#281e2a

Split-complementary

#2a281e

#1e262a

#221e2a

Tetradic

#2a281e

#202a1e

#1e202a

#281e2a

Square

#2a281e

#1e2a22

#1e202a

#2a1e26

Shades

Color #2a281e mixed toward black.

#232119

#1c1b14

#15140f

#0e0d0a

#070705

Tints

Color #2a281e mixed toward white.

#55513c

#7f795b

#a49e7f

#c2beaa

#e1dfd4

Tones

Color #2a281e mixed toward gray.

#29271f

#282720

#272621

#262522

#252523

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292921 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#292921 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#2a2323 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 6.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a281e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a281e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#2a281e (#2a281e) is rgb(42, 40, 30) in RGB.

No, #2a281e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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