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Colour

#2D2C30

  • #2D2C30
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2D2C30 is a near-black with RGB values 45, 44, 48 and HSL 255°, 4%, 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

#2D2C30#2D2C30
HEX#2D2C30
RGBrgb(45, 44, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1725, 0.1882
RGB percentages17.6%, 17.3%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(255, 4.3%, 18%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 8.3%, 18.8%)
CMYK6.2%, 8.3%, 0%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,960,432
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2C30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D2D3CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B2D30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2C30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2D2D2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dim grey · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 35.5Slate grey · ΔE 35.7Light slate grey · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F302C
Analogous#2C2D30, #2F2C30
Triadic#302D2C, #2C302D
Split complementary#302F2C, #2D302C
Tetradic#302C2D, #2F302C, #2C302F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#928F99
Lighter +30%#787580
Lighter +20%#5F5D65
Lighter +10%#46444B
Darker −10%#141415
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#27213C
Less saturated −25%#2E2E2E

Channel breakdown

R45
G44
B48
Red45 (17.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)4.35%
Lightness18.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 2C · B 30

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