Colour
#2D2D2D
- #2D2D2D
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2D2D2D is a near-black with RGB values 45, 45, 45 and HSL 0°, 0%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2D2D2D#2D2D2D
HEX#2D2D2D
RGBrgb(45, 45, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1765, 0.1765
RGB percentages17.6%, 17.6%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 17.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,960,685
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2D2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.77:1
Contrast with white13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D2D2D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D2D2D
Analogous#2D2D2D, #2D2D2D
Triadic#2D2D2D, #2D2D2D
Split complementary#2D2D2D, #2D2D2D
Tetradic#2D2D2D, #2D2D2D, #2D2D2D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G45
B45
Red45 (17.6%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR 2D · G 2D · B 2D
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