Colour

#2A282E

#2A282E
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A282E is a near-black with RGB values 42, 40, 46 and HSL 260°, 7%, 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

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HEX#2A282E

RGBrgb(42, 40, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1569, 0.1804

RGB percentages16.5%, 15.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(260, 7%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 13%, 18%)

CMYK8.7%, 13%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,762,798

CSS custom property--colour: #2A282E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02207WCAG 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 14.57:1

Contrast with white14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D5D7D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27292Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#27292Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#29292Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 28.2 Slate grey · ΔE 37.2 Gray · ΔE 37.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C2E28

Analogous#28292E, #2D282E

Triadic#2E2A28, #282E2A

Split complementary#2E2D28, #292E28

Tetradic#2E2829, #2C2E28, #282E2D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E8999

Lighter +30%#756F80

Lighter +20%#5C5765

Lighter +10%#434049

Darker −10%#111013

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#261D39

Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R42

G40

B46

Red42 (16.5%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)6.98%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 28 · B 2E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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