Information about Metallic Black color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #2C2C2B reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone 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 Eternity (#2D2F28) and Double Foundry (#282A2C).
In RGB terms — rgb(44, 44, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2C2C2B: 14.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Metallic Black" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Metallic Black color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Metallic Black color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Metallic Black color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Metallic Black color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Metallic Black color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Metallic Black 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Metallic Black color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Metallic Black
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#2C2B2C
#2D2F28
#282A2C
#292C2F
#2C2F2F
#312A29
#29292F
#312F2C
#322C2B
#27292D
#2B2E25
#2B2F31
Metallic Black color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2C2C2B
- RGB44, 44, 43
- CMYK0, 0, 0, 83
- CSSrgb(44, 44, 43)
- HSL60°, 1%, 17%
- HSL Precise60°, 1.149%, 17.059%
- HSV60°, 2%, 17%
- HSB60°, 2%, 17%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.173, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.173, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.173, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID2C2C2B
- DECIMAL ID2894891
- Name Length14
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