Near black

#32312f

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

Near black carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. 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 #32312f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#32312f

RGB50, 49, 47

HSL40, 3%, 19%

HSV40, 6%, 20%

CMYK0%, 2%, 6%, 80%

Lab20.36, -0.01, 1.43

XYZ2.93, 3.08, 3.13

Decimal3289391

Web safe#333333

Pantone426 C

Shades of near black

#2b2a29 #242422 #21201f #1a1a18 #171615 #100f0f

Tints of near black

#464542 #5b5955 #6f6d68 #83817c #979490 #aaa8a4 #bdbcb9 #d0cfcd #e3e3e1 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with near black

Complementary#2f3032 Analogous#32302f Analogous#31322f Triadic#2f3231 Triadic#312f32 Split complementary#2f3132 Split complementary#302f32

Near black in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 6, 80.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #32312f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 6 80

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 10 86

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 #32312f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #32312f; }
.text { color: #32312f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32312f; }

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 #32312f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #32312f 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 #32312f 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 #32312f 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 #32312f 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 uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.