Near black

#2f2f2a

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 #2f2f2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f2f2a

RGB47, 47, 42

HSL60, 6%, 17%

HSV60, 11%, 18%

CMYK0%, 0%, 11%, 82%

Lab19.24, -1.13, 3.21

XYZ2.61, 2.8, 2.59

Decimal3092266

Web safe#333333

Pantone426 C

Shades of near black

#2c2c27 #292924 #262622 #23231f #20201c #1c1c19 #191917 #161614 #131311 #10100e

Tints of near black

#44443d #5a5a50 #6f6f63 #848476 #97978b #aaaaa0 #bebeb6 #d1d1cb #e4e4e0 #f7f7f6

Colors that go with near black

Complementary#2a2a2f Analogous#2f2d2a Analogous#2d2f2a Triadic#2a2f2f Triadic#2f2a2f Split complementary#2a2d2f Split complementary#2d2a2f

Near black in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 11, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f2f2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 11 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 14 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 #2f2f2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f2f2a; }
.text { color: #2f2f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2f2a; }

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 #2f2f2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f2f2a 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 #2f2f2a 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 #2f2f2a 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 #2f2f2a 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.