#2b2c09

Color #2b2c09

A moderately saturated very dark yellow.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 27.72 Nearest Tailwind class lime-950 #192e03 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2c09

RGB

rgb(43, 44, 9)

HSL

hsl(61.7, 66%, 10.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(61.7, 79.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 79.5%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(17.15, -6.11, 20.9)

LCH

lch(17.15, 21.77, 106.3)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.0524, 110.89)

HWB

hwb(61.7, 3.5%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0a092c

Analogous

#2c1c09

#2b2c09

#1a2c09

Triadic

#2b2c09

#092b2c

#2c092b

Split-complementary

#2b2c09

#091a2c

#1c092c

Tetradic

#2b2c09

#092c0a

#0a092c

#2c092b

Square

#2b2c09

#092c1c

#0a092c

#2c091a

Shades

Color #2b2c09 mixed toward black.

#242508

#1d1d06

#161605

#0e0f03

#070702

Tints

Color #2b2c09 mixed toward white.

#696b16

#a7aa23

#d4d841

#e2e581

#f1f2c0

Tones

Color #2b2c09 mixed toward gray.

#28290c

#26260f

#232312

#202015

#1d1d18

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b16 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#2b2b19 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#2b1d1f · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2c09;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2c09]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#2b2c09 (#2b2c09) is rgb(43, 44, 9) in RGB.

No, #2b2c09 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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