Colour

#282D27

#282D27
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#282D27 is a near-black with RGB values 40, 45, 39 and HSL 110°, 7%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#282D27#282D27

HEX#282D27

RGBrgb(40, 45, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1765, 0.1529

RGB percentages15.7%, 17.6%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(110, 7.1%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(110, 13.3%, 17.6%)

CMYK11.1%, 0%, 13.3%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,632,999

CSS custom property--colour: #282D27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.05:1

Contrast with white14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D7D2D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2C27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2B27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#282D2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Black · ΔE 18.4 Dim grey · ΔE 27 Gray · ΔE 36.1 Slate grey · ΔE 37.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C272D

Analogous#2B2D27, #272D29

Triadic#27282D, #2D2728

Split complementary#29272D, #2D272B

Tetradic#272B2D, #2C272D, #2D2927

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8B9888

Lighter +30%#717F6E

Lighter +20%#596456

Lighter +10%#40483F

Darker −10%#10120F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#21381D

Less saturated −25%#2A2A2A

Channel breakdown

R40

G45

B39

Red40 (15.7%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue110°

Saturation (HSL)7.14%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 28 · G 2D · B 27

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Colour values

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