Colour

#2B292A

#2B292A
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B292A is a near-black with RGB values 43, 41, 42 and HSL 330°, 2%, 16%. 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

#2B292A#2B292A

HEX#2B292A

RGBrgb(43, 41, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1608, 0.1647

RGB percentages16.9%, 16.1%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(330, 2.4%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 4.7%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 2.3%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,828,586

CSS custom property--colour: #2B292A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.7 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#292929

Inverted#D4D6D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29292Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2A2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2B2929no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

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

Black · ΔE 16.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Dim grey · ΔE 27.6 Gray · ΔE 36.8 Slate grey · ΔE 37.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#292B2A

Analogous#2B292B, #2B2929

Triadic#2A2B29, #292A2B

Split complementary#292B29, #292B2B

Tetradic#2B2B29, #292B2A, #29292B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#938D90

Lighter +30%#797476

Lighter +20%#5F5B5D

Lighter +10%#454244

Darker −10%#111011

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#361F2A

Less saturated −25%#2A2A2A

Channel breakdown

R43

G41

B42

Red43 (16.9%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)2.38%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 29 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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