Colour

#2F2E29

#2F2E29
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F2E29 is a near-black with RGB values 47, 46, 41 and HSL 50°, 7%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2F2E29#2F2E29

HEX#2F2E29

RGBrgb(47, 46, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1804, 0.1608

RGB percentages18.4%, 18%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(50, 6.8%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 12.8%, 18.4%)

CMYK0%, 2.1%, 12.8%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,092,009

CSS custom property--colour: #2F2E29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.6:1

Contrast with white13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#D0D1D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F2E29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2E29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#302D2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Black · ΔE 19.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25.8 Gray · ΔE 34.9 Slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#292A2F

Analogous#2F2B29, #2D2F29

Triadic#292F2E, #2E292F

Split complementary#292D2F, #2B292F

Tetradic#292F2B, #292A2F, #2F292D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#99978B

Lighter +30%#817E70

Lighter +20%#656359

Lighter +10%#4A4941

Darker −10%#141311

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A351E

Less saturated −25%#2C2C2C

Channel breakdown

R47

G46

B41

Red47 (18.4%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)6.82%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2F · G 2E · B 29

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