Near black

#282e2a

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 #282e2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#282e2a

RGB40, 46, 42

HSL140, 7%, 17%

HSV140, 13%, 18%

CMYK13%, 0%, 9%, 82%

Lab18.24, -3.61, 1.69

XYZ2.27, 2.57, 2.57

Decimal2633258

Web safe#333333

Pantone426 C

Shades of near black

#252b27 #232825 #202522 #1e221f #1b1f1c #191c1a #161917 #131614 #111312 #0e100f

Tints of near black

#3b443e #4e5952 #616f66 #748579 #89988e #9faba3 #b4beb8 #cad1cc #e0e4e1 #f5f7f6

Colors that go with near black

Complementary#2e282c Analogous#292e28 Analogous#282e2d Triadic#2a282e Triadic#2e2a28 Split complementary#2d282e Split complementary#2e2829

Near black in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 13, 0, 9, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #282e2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 0 9 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 4 12 88

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Near black in css

Copy #282e2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #282e2a; }
.text { color: #282e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282e2a; }

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 #282e2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #282e2a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Near black on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #282e2a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn near black into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #282e2a 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #282e2a 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.