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Recognised as Colour

#2D2C29

  • #2D2C29
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2D2C29 is a near-black with RGB values 45, 44, 41 and HSL 45°, 5%, 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

#2D2C29#2D2C29
HEX#2D2C29
RGBrgb(45, 44, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1725, 0.1608
RGB percentages17.6%, 17.3%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(45, 4.7%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 8.9%, 17.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 8.9%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,960,425
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2C29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.96:1
Contrast with white13.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D2D3D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2C29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2C29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#2E2B2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Gray · ΔE 35.6Slate grey · ΔE 37.1Light slate grey · ΔE 40.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#292A2D
Analogous#2D2A29, #2C2D29
Triadic#292D2C, #2C292D
Split complementary#292C2D, #2A292D
Tetradic#292D2A, #292A2D, #2D292C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96948C
Lighter +30%#7D7A72
Lighter +20%#62605A
Lighter +10%#484641
Darker −10%#121211
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#38311E
Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R45
G44
B41
Red45 (17.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)4.65%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2D · G 2C · B 29

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