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Recognised as Colour

#2E272D

  • #2E272D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E272D is a magenta with RGB values 46, 39, 45 and HSL 309°, 8%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E272D#2E272D
HEX#2E272D
RGBrgb(46, 39, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1529, 0.1765
RGB percentages18%, 15.3%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(308.6, 8.2%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 15.2%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 2.2%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,685
CSS custom property--colour: #2E272D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.54:1
Contrast with white14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D1D8D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#27282Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#28292Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#2F2729no 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 text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 22Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 37.4Slate grey · ΔE 37.7Light slate grey · ΔE 40.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#272E28
Analogous#2B272E, #2E272A
Triadic#2D2E27, #272D2E
Split complementary#2A2E27, #272E2C
Tetradic#2E2C27, #272E28, #272A2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9A8797
Lighter +30%#816D7E
Lighter +20%#655663
Lighter +10%#4A3E48
Darker −10%#121012
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#391C35
Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R46
G39
B45
Red46 (18%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)8.24%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 27 · B 2D

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