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Recognised as Colour

#2A2E28

  • #2A2E28
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A2E28 is a near-black with RGB values 42, 46, 40 and HSL 100°, 7%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A2E28#2A2E28
HEX#2A2E28
RGBrgb(42, 46, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1804, 0.1569
RGB percentages16.5%, 18%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(100, 7%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 13%, 18%)
CMYK8.7%, 0%, 13%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,764,328
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2E28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.82:1
Contrast with white13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D5D1D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F2D28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E2D28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2D2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17Black · ΔE 18.9Dim grey · ΔE 26.4Gray · ΔE 35.5Slate grey · ΔE 37.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C282E
Analogous#2D2E28, #282E29
Triadic#282A2E, #2E282A
Split complementary#29282E, #2E282D
Tetradic#282D2E, #2C282E, #2E2928

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E9989
Lighter +30%#75806F
Lighter +20%#5C6557
Lighter +10%#434940
Darker −10%#111310
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#26391D
Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R42
G46
B40
Red42 (16.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)6.98%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2E · B 28

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