Colour
#29282D
- #29282D
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#29282D is a near-black with RGB values 41, 40, 45 and HSL 252°, 6%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#29282D#29282D
HEX#29282D
RGBrgb(41, 40, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1569, 0.1765
RGB percentages16.1%, 15.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(252, 5.9%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 11.1%, 17.6%)
CMYK8.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,697,261
CSS custom property--colour: #29282D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.63:1
Contrast with white14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D6D7D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C2D28
Analogous#282A2D, #2C282D
Triadic#2D2928, #282D29
Split complementary#2D2C28, #2A2D28
Tetradic#2D282A, #2C2D28, #282D2C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G40
B45
Red41 (16.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 28 · B 2D
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