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Recognised as Colour

#2B2526

  • #2B2526
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B2526 is a near-black with RGB values 43, 37, 38 and HSL 350°, 8%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B2526#2B2526
HEX#2B2526
RGBrgb(43, 37, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1451, 0.149
RGB percentages16.9%, 14.5%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(350, 7.5%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 14%, 16.9%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 11.6%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,827,558
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2526;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.05:1
Contrast with white15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#D4DAD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#262626no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#272726no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2C2525no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1Dim grey · ΔE 29.2Gray · ΔE 38.3Slate grey · ΔE 39.4Light slate grey · ΔE 42.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#252B2A
Analogous#2B2529, #2B2725
Triadic#262B25, #25262B
Split complementary#252B27, #25292B
Tetradic#292B25, #252B2A, #27252B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#968688
Lighter +30%#7D6C6F
Lighter +20%#625456
Lighter +10%#463D3E
Darker −10%#100D0E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#351B1F
Less saturated −25%#282828

Channel breakdown

R43
G37
B38
Red43 (16.9%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)7.5%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2B · G 25 · B 26

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