Colour

#2D2B32

#2D2B32
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2D2B32 is a near-black with RGB values 45, 43, 50 and HSL 257°, 8%, 18%. 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

#2D2B32#2D2B32

HEX#2D2B32

RGBrgb(45, 43, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1686, 0.1961

RGB percentages17.6%, 16.9%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(257.1, 7.5%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 14%, 19.6%)

CMYK10%, 14%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,960,178

CSS custom property--colour: #2D2B32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.97:1

Contrast with white13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D2D4CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2C32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2C32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#2C2C2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Dim grey · ΔE 26.9 Slate grey · ΔE 35.7 Gray · ΔE 35.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#30322B

Analogous#2B2D32, #312B32

Triadic#322D2B, #2B322D

Split complementary#32312B, #2D322B

Tetradic#322B2D, #30322B, #2B3231

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#918C9D

Lighter +30%#777284

Lighter +20%#5E5A69

Lighter +10%#46434D

Darker −10%#141317

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#281F3E

Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R45

G43

B50

Red45 (17.6%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)7.53%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 2B · B 32

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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