Information about #2D282E color

#2D282E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2D282E falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(45, 40, 46) — 17.6% red, 15.7% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 0 / 82. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2D282E reads as a softly muted neutral grey and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pitch Black (#2C2B2C). Slightly further away sit Jaguar (#29292F) and Double Revolver (#29272F).

The recipe behind #2D282E is rgb(45, 40, 46), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2D282E: 14.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:82), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2D282E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2D282E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2D282E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#242025

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#1B181B

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Black

#000000

#2D282E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2D282E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#2D282E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#282E2A
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#2C2E28
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#2E2D28
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#282E2D
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#2E2829
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#292E28
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#282E2D
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#2E2A28
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#292E28
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#282C2E
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Nearest named colors to #2D282E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pitch Black color link
Pitch Black

#2C2B2C

Jaguar color link
Jaguar

#29292F

Double Revolver color link
Double Revolver

#29272F

Silhouette color link
Silhouette

#2A252C

Metallic Black color link
Metallic Black

#2C2C2B

Bastille color link
Bastille

#2C2C32

Bunker color link
Bunker

#292C2F

Double Foundry color link
Double Foundry

#282A2C

Wine Trail color link
Wine Trail

#27292D

Livid Brown color link
Livid Brown

#312A29

Diesel color link
Diesel

#322C2B

Element color link
Element

#2C2F2F

#2D282E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2D282E
  • RGB45, 40, 46
  • CMYK0, 2, 0, 82
  • CSSrgb(45, 40, 46)
  • HSL290°, 7%, 17%
  • HSL Precise290°, 6.977%, 16.863%
  • HSV290°, 13%, 18%
  • HSB290°, 13%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.176, 0.157, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.176, 0.157, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.176, 0.157, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2D282E
  • DECIMAL ID2959406
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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