Colour

#28292E

#28292E
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#28292E is a near-black with RGB values 40, 41, 46 and HSL 230°, 7%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#28292E#28292E

HEX#28292E

RGBrgb(40, 41, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1608, 0.1804

RGB percentages15.7%, 16.1%, 18%

HSLhsl(230, 7%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 13%, 18%)

CMYK13%, 10.9%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,631,982

CSS custom property--colour: #28292E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.51:1

Contrast with white14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D7D6D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#28292Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#27292Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#272A2Bno 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 text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dim grey · ΔE 28 Slate grey · ΔE 37 Gray · ΔE 37.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2E2D28

Analogous#282C2E, #2A282E

Triadic#2E2829, #292E28

Split complementary#2E2A28, #2C2E28

Tetradic#2E282C, #2E2D28, #282E2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#898C99

Lighter +30%#6F7280

Lighter +20%#575A65

Lighter +10%#404149

Darker −10%#101113

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D2239

Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R40

G41

B46

Red40 (15.7%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)6.98%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 29 · B 2E

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