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Recognised as Colour

#28282C

  • #28282C
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#28282C is a near-black with RGB values 40, 40, 44 and HSL 240°, 5%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#28282C#28282C
HEX#28282C
RGBrgb(40, 40, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1569, 0.1725
RGB percentages15.7%, 15.7%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(240, 4.8%, 16.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 9.1%, 17.3%)
CMYK9.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,631,724
CSS custom property--colour: #28282C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.68:1
Contrast with white14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D7D7D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#27282Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#27282Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#272929no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 37.4Slate grey · ΔE 37.6Light slate grey · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C2C28
Analogous#282A2C, #2A282C
Triadic#2C2828, #282C28
Split complementary#2C2A28, #2A2C28
Tetradic#2C282A, #2C2C28, #282C2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B8B95
Lighter +30%#71717C
Lighter +20%#595961
Lighter +10%#404047
Darker −10%#101011
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D1D36
Less saturated −25%#2A2A2A

Channel breakdown

R40
G40
B44
Red40 (15.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness16.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 28 · B 2C

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