Colour
#2B2D27
- #2B2D27
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2B2D27 is a near-black with RGB values 43, 45, 39 and HSL 80°, 7%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2B2D27#2B2D27
HEX#2B2D27
RGBrgb(43, 45, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1765, 0.1529
RGB percentages16.9%, 17.6%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(80, 7.1%, 16.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80, 13.3%, 17.6%)
CMYK4.4%, 0%, 13.3%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,829,607
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2D27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D4D2D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29272D
Analogous#2D2C27, #282D27
Triadic#272B2D, #2D272B
Split complementary#27282D, #2C272D
Tetradic#272D2C, #29272D, #2D2728
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G45
B39
Red43 (16.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue80°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness16.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 2D · B 27
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