Colour

#30292F

#30292F
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#30292F is a near-black with RGB values 48, 41, 47 and HSL 309°, 8%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#30292F#30292F

HEX#30292F

RGBrgb(48, 41, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.1608, 0.1843

RGB percentages18.8%, 16.1%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(308.6, 7.9%, 17.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 14.6%, 18.8%)

CMYK0%, 14.6%, 2.1%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,156,271

CSS custom property--colour: #30292F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.15:1

Contrast with white14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#CFD6D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292A2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2B2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#31292Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 27.4 Gray · ΔE 36.4 Slate grey · ΔE 36.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29302A

Analogous#2D2930, #30292C

Triadic#2F3029, #292F30

Split complementary#2B3029, #29302D

Tetradic#302D29, #29302A, #292B30

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9B8A99

Lighter +30%#836F80

Lighter +20%#675865

Lighter +10%#4C404A

Darker −10%#141214

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B1E37

Less saturated −25%#2D2D2D

Channel breakdown

R48

G41

B47

Red48 (18.8%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue308.57°

Saturation (HSL)7.87%

Lightness17.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 30 · G 29 · B 2F

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Colour values

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