Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#2C2E29

  • #2C2E29
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C2E29 is a near-black with RGB values 44, 46, 41 and HSL 84°, 6%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C2E29#2C2E29
HEX#2C2E29
RGBrgb(44, 46, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1804, 0.1608
RGB percentages17.3%, 18%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(84, 5.7%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84, 10.9%, 18%)
CMYK4.3%, 0%, 10.9%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,895,401
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2E29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.73:1
Contrast with white13.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D3D1D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F2D29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E2D29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2C2D2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.3Black · ΔE 18.9Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Gray · ΔE 35.2Slate grey · ΔE 36.8Light slate grey · ΔE 39.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B292E
Analogous#2E2E29, #2A2E29
Triadic#292C2E, #2E292C
Split complementary#292A2E, #2E292E
Tetradic#292E2E, #2B292E, #2E292A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93988B
Lighter +30%#797F71
Lighter +20%#606459
Lighter +10%#464941
Darker −10%#121311
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E391E
Less saturated −25%#2C2C2C

Channel breakdown

R44
G46
B41
Red44 (17.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue84°
Saturation (HSL)5.75%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2E · B 29

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “2c2e29” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.