Recognised as Colour
#2E2E32
- #2E2E32
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2E2E32 is a near-black with RGB values 46, 46, 50 and HSL 240°, 4%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2E2E32#2E2E32
HEX#2E2E32
RGBrgb(46, 46, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1804, 0.1961
RGB percentages18%, 18%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(240, 4.2%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 8%, 19.6%)
CMYK8%, 8%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,482
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2E32;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D1D1CD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#32322E
Analogous#2E3032, #302E32
Triadic#322E2E, #2E322E
Split complementary#32302E, #30322E
Tetradic#322E30, #32322E, #2E3230
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G46
B50
Red46 (18%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)4.17%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2E · B 32
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