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Colour

#2E3034

  • #2E3034
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3034 is a near-black with RGB values 46, 48, 52 and HSL 220°, 6%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E3034#2E3034
HEX#2E3034
RGBrgb(46, 48, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1882, 0.2039
RGB percentages18%, 18.8%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(220, 6.1%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 11.5%, 20.4%)
CMYK11.5%, 7.7%, 0%, 79.6%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,996
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3034;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.22:1
Contrast with white13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D1CFCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#2F3034no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E3034no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#2D3131no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#34322E
Analogous#2E3334, #2F2E34
Triadic#342E30, #30342E
Split complementary#342F2E, #33342E
Tetradic#342E33, #34322E, #2E342F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#91959D
Lighter +30%#767B85
Lighter +20%#5E626A
Lighter +10%#46494F
Darker −10%#161719
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#222C40
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R46
G48
B52
Red46 (18%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)6.12%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 30 · B 34

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