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Colour

#2F3236

  • #2F3236
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F3236 is a near-black with RGB values 47, 50, 54 and HSL 214°, 7%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2F3236#2F3236
HEX#2F3236
RGBrgb(47, 50, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1961, 0.2118
RGB percentages18.4%, 19.6%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(214.3, 6.9%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 13%, 21.2%)
CMYK13%, 7.4%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,093,046
CSS custom property--colour: #2F3236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D0CDC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#313236no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#303136no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2D3333no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.6Black · ΔE 20.9Dim grey · ΔE 24Gray · ΔE 33.1Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Light slate grey · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36332F
Analogous#2F3536, #302F36
Triadic#362F32, #32362F
Split complementary#36302F, #35362F
Tetradic#362F35, #36332F, #2F3630

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9197A0
Lighter +30%#767E88
Lighter +20%#5E646D
Lighter +10%#474B51
Darker −10%#17191B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#223043
Less saturated −25%#333333

Channel breakdown

R47
G50
B54
Red47 (18.4%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)6.93%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 32 · B 36

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