Near black

#3a3232

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 #3a3232, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a3232

RGB58, 50, 50

HSL0, 7%, 21%

HSV0, 14%, 23%

CMYK0%, 14%, 14%, 77%

Lab21.62, 3.57, 1.31

XYZ3.46, 3.41, 3.49

Decimal3813938

Web safe#333333

Pantone440 C

Shades of near black

#362e2e #322b2b #2e2727 #292424 #252020 #211d1d #1d1919 #191515 #151212 #100e0e

Tints of near black

#4f4444 #635656 #786767 #8c7a7a #9e8e8e #b0a3a3 #c1b8b8 #d3cccc #e5e1e1 #f7f5f5

Colors that go with near black

Complementary#323a3a Analogous#3a3236 Analogous#3a3632 Triadic#323a32 Triadic#32323a Split complementary#323a36 Split complementary#32363a

Near black in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 14, 77.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a3232 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 14 77

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 17 83

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 #3a3232 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a3232; }
.text { color: #3a3232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3232; }

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 #3a3232 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a3232 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 #3a3232 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 #3a3232 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 #3a3232 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.