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Recognised as Colour

#302E2E

  • #302E2E
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#302E2E is a near-black with RGB values 48, 46, 46 and HSL 0°, 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

#302E2E#302E2E
HEX#302E2E
RGBrgb(48, 46, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.1804, 0.1804
RGB percentages18.8%, 18%, 18%
HSLhsl(0, 2.1%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 4.2%, 18.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 4.2%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,157,550
CSS custom property--colour: #302E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.5:1
Contrast with white13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#CFD1D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E2E2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F2F2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#302E2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18Black · ΔE 19.2Dim grey · ΔE 25.3Gray · ΔE 34.5Slate grey · ΔE 35.5Light slate grey · ΔE 38.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E3030
Analogous#302E2F, #302F2E
Triadic#2E302E, #2E2E30
Split complementary#2E302F, #2E2F30
Tetradic#2F302E, #2E3030, #2F2E30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#979393
Lighter +30%#7E7979
Lighter +20%#646060
Lighter +10%#4A4747
Darker −10%#161515
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C2222
Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R48
G46
B46
Red48 (18.8%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)2.13%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 30 · G 2E · B 2E

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