Recognised as Colour
#2A292D
- #2A292D
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2A292D is a near-black with RGB values 42, 41, 45 and HSL 255°, 5%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2A292D#2A292D
HEX#2A292D
RGBrgb(42, 41, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1608, 0.1765
RGB percentages16.5%, 16.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(255, 4.7%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 8.9%, 17.6%)
CMYK6.7%, 8.9%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,763,053
CSS custom property--colour: #2A292D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.45:1
Contrast with white14.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D5D6D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C2D29
Analogous#292A2D, #2C292D
Triadic#2D2A29, #292D2A
Split complementary#2D2C29, #2A2D29
Tetradic#2D292A, #2C2D29, #292D2C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G41
B45
Red42 (16.5%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)4.65%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 29 · B 2D
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