Colour

#2B292C

#2B292C
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B292C is a near-black with RGB values 43, 41, 44 and HSL 280°, 4%, 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

#2B292C#2B292C

HEX#2B292C

RGBrgb(43, 41, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1608, 0.1725

RGB percentages16.9%, 16.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(280, 3.5%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 6.8%, 17.3%)

CMYK2.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,828,588

CSS custom property--colour: #2B292C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.42:1

Contrast with white14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#D4D6D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292A2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#292A2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2B292Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Dim grey · ΔE 27.6 Gray · ΔE 36.8 Slate grey · ΔE 37.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A2C29

Analogous#2A292C, #2C292C

Triadic#2C2B29, #292C2B

Split complementary#2C2C29, #292C2A

Tetradic#2C2A29, #2A2C29, #292C2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#928D94

Lighter +30%#78737B

Lighter +20%#5F5A61

Lighter +10%#454246

Darker −10%#111012

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F1E37

Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R43

G41

B44

Red43 (16.9%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)3.53%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 29 · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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