Near black

#323533

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. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Near black color values

Every conversion for #323533, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#323533

RGB50, 53, 51

HSL140, 3%, 20%

HSV140, 6%, 21%

CMYK6%, 0%, 4%, 79%

Lab21.81, -1.76, 0.81

XYZ3.19, 3.46, 3.63

Decimal3290419

Web safe#333333

Pantone433 C

Shades of near black

#2b2e2c #242625 #1d1f1d #161716 #0f100f

Tints of near black

#454946 #585d5a #6b716d #7e8580 #929894 #a6aba7 #babebb #ced1cf #e2e3e2 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with near black

Complementary#353234 Analogous#333532 Analogous#323535 Triadic#333235 Triadic#353332 Split complementary#353235 Split complementary#353233

Near black in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 6, 0, 4, 79.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #323533 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 0 4 79

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 8 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 #323533 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #323533; }
.text { color: #323533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323533; }

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 #323533 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #323533 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 #323533 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 #323533 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

Here is how the numbers for #323533 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.