Colour
#2E2A29
- #2E2A29
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2E2A29 is a near-black with RGB values 46, 42, 41 and HSL 12°, 6%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2E2A29#2E2A29
HEX#2E2A29
RGBrgb(46, 42, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1647, 0.1608
RGB percentages18%, 16.5%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(12, 5.7%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 10.9%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 10.9%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,025,449
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2A29;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.2:1
Contrast with white14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D1D5D6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#292D2E
Analogous#2E292B, #2E2D29
Triadic#292E2A, #2A292E
Split complementary#292E2D, #292B2E
Tetradic#2B2E29, #292D2E, #2D292E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G42
B41
Red46 (18%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)5.75%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2A · B 29
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