Recognised as Colour
#282B27
- #282B27
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#282B27 is a near-black with RGB values 40, 43, 39 and HSL 105°, 5%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#282B27#282B27
HEX#282B27
RGBrgb(40, 43, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1686, 0.1529
RGB percentages15.7%, 16.9%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(105, 4.9%, 16.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105, 9.3%, 16.9%)
CMYK7%, 0%, 9.3%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,632,487
CSS custom property--colour: #282B27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.33:1
Contrast with white14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D7D4D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A272B
Analogous#2A2B27, #272B28
Triadic#27282B, #2B2728
Split complementary#28272B, #2B272A
Tetradic#272A2B, #2A272B, #2B2827
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G43
B39
Red40 (15.7%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue105°
Saturation (HSL)4.88%
Lightness16.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2B · B 27
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