#2a281f

Color #2a281f

A muted very dark yellow.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.26 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a281f

RGB

rgb(42, 40, 31)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 15.1%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 26.2%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 26.2%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(16.05, -1, 6.27)

LCH

lch(16.05, 6.35, 99.06)

OKLCH

oklch(27.6%, 0.0162, 96.73)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 12.2%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f212a

Analogous

#2a221f

#2a281f

#262a1f

Triadic

#2a281f

#1f2a28

#281f2a

Split-complementary

#2a281f

#1f262a

#221f2a

Tetradic

#2a281f

#212a1f

#1f212a

#281f2a

Square

#2a281f

#1f2a22

#1f212a

#2a1f26

Shades

Color #2a281f mixed toward black.

#23211a

#1c1b15

#15140f

#0e0d0a

#070705

Tints

Color #2a281f mixed toward white.

#54503e

#7e785d

#a29c81

#c1bdab

#e0ded5

Tones

Color #2a281f mixed toward gray.

#292720

#282721

#272622

#262623

#252524

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292921 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#292922 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#2a2324 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a281f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a281f]

Related colors

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Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

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Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#2a281f (#2a281f) is rgb(42, 40, 31) in RGB.

No, #2a281f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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