#242020#242020

#242020 is a very dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.8% C 0.006 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242020
RGB	rgb(36, 32, 32)
HSL	hsl(0, 6%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(0, 11%, 14%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 11.1%, 85.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.69, 1.90, 0.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.69, 2.02, 19.92°)
OKLab	oklab(24.8% 0.0058 0.0019)
OKLCH	oklch(24.8% 0.006 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.5048, 1.5124, 1.5789)
Luminance	0.0151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#242020 #202424

analogous

#242022 #242020 #242220

triadic

#242020 #202420 #202024

tetradic

#242020 #222420 #202424 #222024

square

#242020 #222420 #202424 #222024

split-complementary

#242020 #202422 #202224

monochromatic

#100E0E #100E0E #242020 #443D3D #655A5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.12

#242020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#242020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242020

16.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242020	1.00	16.12	1.30	16.12
#FFFFFF	16.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#212020

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#222120

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#252020

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 32, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.8% 0.006 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5b5b',
    500: '#242020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242020;
$custom-light: #5e5b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24802,
    "c": 0.00612,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242020

secondary

#4D5353

accent

#AFAF79

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040404

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #242020

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

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