Colour
#2C2B29
- #2C2B29
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2C2B29 is a near-black with RGB values 44, 43, 41 and HSL 40°, 4%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2C2B29#2C2B29
HEX#2C2B29
RGBrgb(44, 43, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1686, 0.1608
RGB percentages17.3%, 16.9%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(40, 3.5%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 6.8%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 6.8%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,894,633
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2B29;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D3D4D6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#292A2C
Analogous#2C2A29, #2C2C29
Triadic#292C2B, #2B292C
Split complementary#292C2C, #2A292C
Tetradic#292C2A, #292A2C, #2C292C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G43
B41
Red44 (17.3%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)3.53%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2B · B 29
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