Recognised as Colour
#2B2F30
- #2B2F30
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2B2F30 is a near-black with RGB values 43, 47, 48 and HSL 192°, 5%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2B2F30#2B2F30
HEX#2B2F30
RGBrgb(43, 47, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1843, 0.1882
RGB percentages16.9%, 18.4%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(192, 5.5%, 17.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192, 10.4%, 18.8%)
CMYK10.4%, 2.1%, 0%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,830,128
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2F30;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D4D0CF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#302C2B
Analogous#2B302F, #2B2D30
Triadic#302B2F, #2F302B
Split complementary#302B2D, #302F2B
Tetradic#2F2B30, #302C2B, #2D302B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G47
B48
Red43 (16.9%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue192°
Saturation (HSL)5.49%
Lightness17.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 2F · B 30
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