All About Color #2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

About #2B2B2B

#2B2B2B is a very dark gray color with the hex code #2B2B2B. In RGB it is red 43, green 43, blue 43; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 0%, lightness 17%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 0%, 83%. Its contrast ratio is 14.16:1 on white and 1.48:1 on black.

#2B2B2B Color Conversion

Hex triplet2B, 2B, 2B
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 83.14%
RGB Decimal43, 43, 43
HSL0°, 0%, 17%
RGB Octal53, 53, 53
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 0.00%, 16.86%
RGB Binary101011, 101011, 101011
CIE-L*AB17.53, 0.00, -0.00
RGB Percent16.86%, 16.86%, 16.86%
CIE-L*CH17.53, 0.00, 296.81
XYZ2.30, 2.42, 2.63
CIE-L*UV17.53, 0.00, 0.00
xyY0.31, 0.33, 2.42
Hunter-Lab15.54, -0.83, 0.84
RYB16.86%, 16.86%, 16.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2B2B2B on a dark background: contrast 1.48:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2B2B2B on a light background: contrast 14.16:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2B2B2B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #2B2B2B. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#2B2B2B · #595959 · #0D0D0D · #2B2B2B · #595959

Analogous palette

#2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #2B2B2B

Triadic palette

#2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #595959 · #595959

Tetradic palette

#2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #0D0D0D

Monochromatic palette

#0D0D0D · #0D0D0D · #2B2B2B · #525252 · #787878

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