Colour
#2E292B
- #2E292B
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2E292B is a near-black with RGB values 46, 41, 43 and HSL 336°, 6%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2E292B#2E292B
HEX#2E292B
RGBrgb(46, 41, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1608, 0.1686
RGB percentages18%, 16.1%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(336, 5.7%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 10.9%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 6.5%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,025,195
CSS custom property--colour: #2E292B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D1D6D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#292E2C
Analogous#2E292E, #2E2A29
Triadic#2B2E29, #292B2E
Split complementary#292E2A, #292E2E
Tetradic#2E2E29, #292E2C, #2A292E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G41
B43
Red46 (18%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)5.75%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 29 · B 2B
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