#222828#222828

#222828 is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.009 H 196.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222828
RGB	rgb(34, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(180, 8%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(180, 15%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 84.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.54, -2.66, -0.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.54, 2.80, 198.78°)
OKLab	oklab(27.09% -0.0082 -0.0024)
OKLCH	oklch(27.09% 0.009 196.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.8014, 2.0108, 2.3003)
Luminance	0.0201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222828 #282222

analogous

#222825 #222828 #222528

triadic

#222828 #282228 #282822

tetradic

#222828 #252228 #282222 #252822

square

#222828 #252228 #282222 #252822

split-complementary

#222828 #282225 #282522

monochromatic

#0E1111 #0E1111 #222828 #3E4949 #5A6A6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.98

#222828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#222828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222828

14.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222828	1.00	14.98	1.40	14.98
#FFFFFF	14.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272728

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#262628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#202828

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.009 196.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d6161',
    500: '#222828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222828;
$custom-light: #5d6161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 8.108,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27093,
    "c": 0.00856,
    "h": 196.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222828

secondary

#584E4E

accent

#7777B1

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #222828

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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