Near black

#2e2d31

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for near black, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Near black is a near neutral, dark with barely any hue. Dark neutrals like this stand in for black without the harshness. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Near black color values

Every conversion for #2e2d31, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e2d31

RGB46, 45, 49

HSL255, 4%, 18%

HSV255, 8%, 19%

CMYK6%, 8%, 0%, 81%

Lab18.71, 1.41, -2.41

XYZ2.62, 2.68, 3.28

Decimal3026225

Web safe#333333

Pantone532 C

Shades of near black

#28272a #222124 #1b1b1d #151517 #0f0f10

Tints of near black

#414046 #55535b #68666f #7c7984 #908e97 #a5a3aa #b9b7bd #cdccd0 #e2e1e3 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with near black

Complementary#30312d Analogous#2d2e31 Analogous#302d31 Triadic#312e2d Triadic#2d312e Split complementary#31302d Split complementary#2e312d

Near black in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 6, 8, 0, 81.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e2d31 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 8 0 81

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 11 4 87

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Near black in css

Copy #2e2d31 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e2d31; }
.text { color: #2e2d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2d31; }

How near black looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Near black and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2e2d31 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e2d31 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Near black on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2e2d31 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around near black? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn near black into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2e2d31 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from near black, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2e2d31 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.