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Recognised as Colour

#2D2E28

  • #2D2E28
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D2E28 is a near-black with RGB values 45, 46, 40 and HSL 70°, 7%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2D2E28#2D2E28
HEX#2D2E28
RGBrgb(45, 46, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1804, 0.1569
RGB percentages17.6%, 18%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(70, 7%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70, 13%, 18%)
CMYK2.2%, 0%, 13%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,960,936
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2E28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.7:1
Contrast with white13.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D2D1D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F2D28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F2D28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2E2D2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7Black · ΔE 19.1Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Gray · ΔE 35.2Slate grey · ΔE 37.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29282E
Analogous#2E2C28, #2A2E28
Triadic#282D2E, #2E282D
Split complementary#282A2E, #2C282E
Tetradic#282E2C, #29282E, #2E282A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#969989
Lighter +30%#7D806F
Lighter +20%#626557
Lighter +10%#484940
Darker −10%#121310
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#34391D
Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R45
G46
B40
Red45 (17.6%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue70°
Saturation (HSL)6.98%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 2E · B 28

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