Colour
#28272A
- #28272A
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#28272A is a near-black with RGB values 40, 39, 42 and HSL 260°, 4%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#28272A#28272A
HEX#28272A
RGBrgb(40, 39, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1529, 0.1647
RGB percentages15.7%, 15.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(260, 3.7%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 7.1%, 16.5%)
CMYK4.8%, 7.1%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,631,466
CSS custom property--colour: #28272A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.85:1
Contrast with white14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D7D8D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#292A27
Analogous#27282A, #2A272A
Triadic#2A2827, #272A28
Split complementary#2A2927, #282A27
Tetradic#2A2728, #292A27, #272A2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G39
B42
Red40 (15.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)3.7%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 27 · B 2A
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