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Recognised as Colour

#302B2B

  • #302B2B
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#302B2B is a near-black with RGB values 48, 43, 43 and HSL 0°, 5%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#302B2B#302B2B
HEX#302B2B
RGBrgb(48, 43, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.1686, 0.1686
RGB percentages18.8%, 16.9%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(0, 5.5%, 17.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 10.4%, 18.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 10.4%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,156,779
CSS custom property--colour: #302B2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.94:1
Contrast with white13.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#CFD4D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2C2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2C2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#312B2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Gray · ΔE 35.6Slate grey · ΔE 36.9Light slate grey · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B3030
Analogous#302B2E, #302E2B
Triadic#2B302B, #2B2B30
Split complementary#2B302E, #2B2E30
Tetradic#2E302B, #2B3030, #2E2B30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#998E8E
Lighter +30%#817373
Lighter +20%#665B5B
Lighter +10%#4B4343
Darker −10%#151313
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B2020
Less saturated −25%#2E2E2E

Channel breakdown

R48
G43
B43
Red48 (18.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)5.49%
Lightness17.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 30 · G 2B · B 2B

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