#232829#232829

#232829 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.2% C 0.007 H 211.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232829
RGB	rgb(35, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(190, 8%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(190, 15%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 2.4%, 0%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.67, -1.96, -1.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.67, 2.42, 215.84°)
OKLab	oklab(27.23% -0.0063 -0.0038)
OKLCH	oklch(27.23% 0.007 211.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.8521, 2.0350, 2.3926)
Luminance	0.0204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232829 #292423

analogous

#232927 #232829 #232529

triadic

#232829 #292328 #282923

tetradic

#232829 #272329 #292423 #252923

square

#232829 #272329 #292423 #252923

split-complementary

#232829 #292325 #292723

monochromatic

#0E1011 #0E1011 #232829 #3F484A #5B686B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.93

#232829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#232829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232829

14.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232829	1.00	14.93	1.41	14.93
#FFFFFF	14.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#262729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#212928

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.2% 0.007 211.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d6162',
    500: '#232829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232829;
$custom-light: #5d6162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190,
    "s": 7.895,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27227,
    "c": 0.0074,
    "h": 211.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232829

secondary

#59514F

accent

#8177B1

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #232829

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

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