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Colour

#2B2F2E

  • #2B2F2E
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B2F2E is a near-black with RGB values 43, 47, 46 and HSL 165°, 4%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B2F2E#2B2F2E
HEX#2B2F2E
RGBrgb(43, 47, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1843, 0.1804
RGB percentages16.9%, 18.4%, 18%
HSLhsl(165, 4.4%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 8.5%, 18.4%)
CMYK8.5%, 0%, 2.1%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,830,126
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2F2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D4D0D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F2E2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E2E2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2F2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.1Black · ΔE 19.1Dim grey · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 34.7Slate grey · ΔE 35.5Light slate grey · ΔE 38.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F2B2C
Analogous#2B2F2C, #2B2E2F
Triadic#2E2B2F, #2F2E2B
Split complementary#2F2B2E, #2F2C2B
Tetradic#2C2B2F, #2F2B2C, #2E2F2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E9895
Lighter +30%#747F7C
Lighter +20%#5C6462
Lighter +10%#434A48
Darker −10%#131414
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#203A34
Less saturated −25%#2D2D2D

Channel breakdown

R43
G47
B46
Red43 (16.9%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)4.44%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 2F · B 2E

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