Colour
#2F2E2B
- #2F2E2B
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2F2E2B is a near-black with RGB values 47, 46, 43 and HSL 45°, 4%, 18%. 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
#2F2E2B#2F2E2B
HEX#2F2E2B
RGBrgb(47, 46, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1804, 0.1686
RGB percentages18.4%, 18%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(45, 4.4%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 8.5%, 18.4%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 8.5%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,092,011
CSS custom property--colour: #2F2E2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D0D1D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.58:1WCAG 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#2B2C2F
Analogous#2F2C2B, #2E2F2B
Triadic#2B2F2E, #2E2B2F
Split complementary#2B2E2F, #2C2B2F
Tetradic#2B2F2C, #2B2C2F, #2F2B2E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G46
B43
Red47 (18.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)4.44%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2F · G 2E · B 2B
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