Information about #2B2F15 color

#2B2F15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2B2F15 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 47, 21) — 16.9% red, 18.4% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 10 / 82. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2B2F15 reads as a mildly saturated yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rangitoto (#2E3222). Slightly further away sit Pine Tree (#2A2F23) and Maire (#2A2922).

In RGB terms — rgb(43, 47, 21) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2B2F15: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:82), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #2B2F15 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2B2F15 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2B2F15 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2B2F15

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rangitoto color link
Rangitoto

#2E3222

Pine Tree color link
Pine Tree

#2A2F23

Maire color link
Maire

#2A2922

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Karaka color link
Karaka

#2D2D24

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Black Magic color link
Black Magic

#332C22

Top Gear color link
Top Gear

#24221A

Wood Bark color link
Wood Bark

#302621

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B2F15
  • RGB43, 47, 21
  • CMYK2, 0, 10, 82
  • CSSrgb(43, 47, 21)
  • HSL69°, 38%, 13%
  • HSL Precise69.231°, 38.235%, 13.333%
  • HSV69°, 55%, 18%
  • HSB69°, 55%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.184, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.184, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.184, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2B2F15
  • DECIMAL ID2830101
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01