Near black

#302d31

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

This is Near black, a dark neutral that behaves like a grey. 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 #302d31, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#302d31

RGB48, 45, 49

HSL285, 4%, 18%

HSV285, 8%, 19%

CMYK2%, 8%, 0%, 81%

Lab18.92, 2.28, -2.09

XYZ2.71, 2.73, 3.29

Decimal3157297

Web safe#333333

Pantone532 C

Shades of near black

#2a272a #232124 #1d1b1d #161517 #100f10

Tints of near black

#444046 #59535b #6d666f #817984 #958e97 #a8a3aa #bcb7bd #cfccd0 #e3e1e3 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with near black

Complementary#2e312d Analogous#2e2d31 Analogous#312d30 Triadic#31302d Triadic#2d3130 Split complementary#30312d Split complementary#2d312e

Near black in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 2, 8, 0, 81.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #302d31 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 8 0 81

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 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 #302d31 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #302d31; }
.text { color: #302d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302d31; }

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 #302d31 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #302d31 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 #302d31 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 #302d31 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #302d31 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.