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Recognised as Colour

#2D2C2F

  • #2D2C2F
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2D2C2F is a near-black with RGB values 45, 44, 47 and HSL 260°, 3%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2D2C2F#2D2C2F
HEX#2D2C2F
RGBrgb(45, 44, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1725, 0.1843
RGB percentages17.6%, 17.3%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(260, 3.3%, 17.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 6.4%, 18.4%)
CMYK4.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,960,431
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2C2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.88:1
Contrast with white13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D2D3D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2C2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2C2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2D2C2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4Dim grey · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 35.4Slate grey · ΔE 35.9Light slate grey · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E2F2C
Analogous#2C2D2F, #2F2C2F
Triadic#2F2D2C, #2C2F2D
Split complementary#2F2F2C, #2D2F2C
Tetradic#2F2C2D, #2E2F2C, #2C2F2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#929097
Lighter +30%#79767E
Lighter +20%#5F5D64
Lighter +10%#464549
Darker −10%#141315
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#29213A
Less saturated −25%#2E2E2E

Channel breakdown

R45
G44
B47
Red45 (17.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)3.3%
Lightness17.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 2C · B 2F

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