Near black

#303631

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. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Near black color values

Every conversion for #303631, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#303631

RGB48, 54, 49

HSL130, 6%, 20%

HSV130, 11%, 21%

CMYK11%, 0%, 9%, 79%

Lab21.9, -3.75, 2.27

XYZ3.09, 3.49, 3.42

Decimal3159601

Web safe#333333

Pantone433 C

Shades of near black

#292e2a #232723 #1c1f1c #151816 #0e100f

Tints of near black

#424b44 #555f56 #677469 #7a887c #8e9b90 #a3ada5 #b8c0b9 #ccd2cd #e1e4e1 #f6f7f6

Colors that go with near black

Complementary#363035 Analogous#323630 Analogous#303634 Triadic#313036 Triadic#363130 Split complementary#343036 Split complementary#363032

Near black in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 11, 0, 9, 79.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #303631 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 0 9 79

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 4 12 85

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 #303631 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #303631; }
.text { color: #303631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303631; }

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 #303631 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #303631 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 #303631 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 #303631 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

Every value on this page for #303631 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.