Recognised as Colour
#2D2E2A
- #2D2E2A
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2D2E2A is a near-black with RGB values 45, 46, 42 and HSL 75°, 5%, 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
#2D2E2A#2D2E2A
HEX#2D2E2A
RGBrgb(45, 46, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1804, 0.1647
RGB percentages17.6%, 18%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(75, 4.5%, 17.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75, 8.7%, 18%)
CMYK2.2%, 0%, 8.7%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,960,938
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2E2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.67:1
Contrast with white13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D2D1D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B2A2E
Analogous#2E2D2A, #2B2E2A
Triadic#2A2D2E, #2E2A2D
Split complementary#2A2B2E, #2D2A2E
Tetradic#2A2E2D, #2B2A2E, #2E2A2B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G46
B42
Red45 (17.6%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue75°
Saturation (HSL)4.55%
Lightness17.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 2E · B 2A
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