Colour

#2C2628

#2C2628
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2628 is a near-black with RGB values 44, 38, 40 and HSL 340°, 7%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2628#2C2628

HEX#2C2628

RGBrgb(44, 38, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.149, 0.1569

RGB percentages17.3%, 14.9%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(340, 7.3%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 13.6%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 13.6%, 9.1%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,893,352

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2628;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.84:1

Contrast with white14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D3D9D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#272728no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#282828no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2D2627no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Dim grey · ΔE 28.7 Gray · ΔE 37.8 Slate grey · ΔE 38.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 41.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#262C2A

Analogous#2C262B, #2C2726

Triadic#282C26, #26282C

Split complementary#262C27, #262B2C

Tetradic#2B2C26, #262C2A, #27262C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#97878C

Lighter +30%#7E6D73

Lighter +20%#63555A

Lighter +10%#473E41

Darker −10%#110E0F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#361C25

Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R44

G38

B40

Red44 (17.3%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)7.32%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 26 · B 28

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