Near black

#332f2d

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 #332f2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#332f2d

RGB51, 47, 45

HSL20, 6%, 19%

HSV20, 12%, 20%

CMYK0%, 8%, 12%, 80%

Lab19.75, 1.36, 1.92

XYZ2.86, 2.93, 2.9

Decimal3354413

Web safe#333333

Pantone426 C

Shades of near black

#2c2927 #292524 #221f1e #1b1918 #141211

Tints of near black

#484240 #5d5652 #726965 #877d77 #9a918c #aca5a1 #bfb9b6 #d1cdcb #e4e2e0 #f7f6f6

Colors that go with near black

Complementary#2d3133 Analogous#332d2e Analogous#33322d Triadic#2d332f Triadic#2f2d33 Split complementary#2d3332 Split complementary#2d2e33

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, 8, 12, 80.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #332f2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 12 80

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 15 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 #332f2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #332f2d; }
.text { color: #332f2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332f2d; }

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 #332f2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #332f2d 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 #332f2d 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 #332f2d 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 #332f2d 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.