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Recognised as Colour

#2F2E30

  • #2F2E30
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F2E30 is a near-black with RGB values 47, 46, 48 and HSL 270°, 2%, 18%. 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

#2F2E30#2F2E30
HEX#2F2E30
RGBrgb(47, 46, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1804, 0.1882
RGB percentages18.4%, 18%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(270, 2.1%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 4.2%, 18.8%)
CMYK2.1%, 4.2%, 0%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,092,016
CSS custom property--colour: #2F2E30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02772WCAG 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 13.51:1
Contrast with white13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D0D1CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E2E30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E2E30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2F2E2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7Black · ΔE 19.2Dim grey · ΔE 25.3Gray · ΔE 34.5Slate grey · ΔE 35.2Light slate grey · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F302E
Analogous#2E2E30, #302E30
Triadic#302F2E, #2E302F
Split complementary#30302E, #2E302E
Tetradic#302E2E, #2F302E, #2E3030

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#959397
Lighter +30%#7C797E
Lighter +20%#626064
Lighter +10%#49474A
Darker −10%#161516
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F223C
Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R47
G46
B48
Red47 (18.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)2.13%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 2E · B 30

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