Colour

#2C2C29

#2C2C29
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2C29 is a near-black with RGB values 44, 44, 41 and HSL 60°, 4%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2C29#2C2C29

HEX#2C2C29

RGBrgb(44, 44, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1725, 0.1608

RGB percentages17.3%, 17.3%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(60, 3.5%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 6.8%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 6.8%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,894,889

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2C29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.01:1

Contrast with white14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D3D3D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2C29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2C29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2D2C2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Dim grey · ΔE 26.6 Gray · ΔE 35.7 Slate grey · ΔE 37.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29292C

Analogous#2C2B29, #2B2C29

Triadic#292C2C, #2C292C

Split complementary#292B2C, #2B292C

Tetradic#292C2B, #29292C, #2C292B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#94948D

Lighter +30%#7B7B73

Lighter +20%#61615A

Lighter +10%#464642

Darker −10%#121210

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#37371E

Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R44

G44

B41

Red44 (17.3%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)3.53%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 2C · G 2C · B 29

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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