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Recognised as Colour

#29272A

  • #29272A
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#29272A is a near-black with RGB values 41, 39, 42 and HSL 280°, 4%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#29272A#29272A
HEX#29272A
RGBrgb(41, 39, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1529, 0.1647
RGB percentages16.1%, 15.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(280, 3.7%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 7.1%, 16.5%)
CMYK2.4%, 7.1%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,697,002
CSS custom property--colour: #29272A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.81:1
Contrast with white14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D6D8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#27282Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#27282Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#292728no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4Dim grey · ΔE 28.6Gray · ΔE 37.7Slate grey · ΔE 38.1Light slate grey · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#282A27
Analogous#28272A, #2A272A
Triadic#2A2927, #272A29
Split complementary#292A27, #272A28
Tetradic#2A2827, #282A27, #272A2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#908A93
Lighter +30%#767179
Lighter +20%#5D585F
Lighter +10%#434044
Darker −10%#0F0E10
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C1D34
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R41
G39
B42
Red41 (16.1%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)3.7%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 27 · B 2A

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