Recognised as Colour
#2D292A
- #2D292A
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2D292A is a near-black with RGB values 45, 41, 42 and HSL 345°, 5%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2D292A#2D292A
HEX#2D292A
RGBrgb(45, 41, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1608, 0.1647
RGB percentages17.6%, 16.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(345, 4.7%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 8.9%, 17.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 6.7%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,959,658
CSS custom property--colour: #2D292A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.36:1
Contrast with white14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D2D6D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#292D2C
Analogous#2D292C, #2D2A29
Triadic#2A2D29, #292A2D
Split complementary#292D2A, #292C2D
Tetradic#2C2D29, #292D2C, #2A292D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G41
B42
Red45 (17.6%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)4.65%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2D · G 29 · B 2A
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