Recognised as Colour
#2E232B
- #2E232B
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2E232B is a magenta with RGB values 46, 35, 43 and HSL 316°, 14%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2E232B#2E232B
HEX#2E232B
RGBrgb(46, 35, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1373, 0.1686
RGB percentages18%, 13.7%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(316.4, 13.6%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.4, 23.9%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 23.9%, 6.5%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,023,659
CSS custom property--colour: #2E232B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.09:1
Contrast with white15.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#D1DCD4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#232E26
Analogous#2C232E, #2E2326
Triadic#2B2E23, #232B2E
Split complementary#262E23, #232E2C
Tetradic#2E2C23, #232E26, #23262E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G35
B43
Red46 (18%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue316.36°
Saturation (HSL)13.58%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 23 · B 2B
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