#242228#242228

#242228 is a dark, near-neutral violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 25.7% C 0.011 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242228
RGB	rgb(36, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(260, 8%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(260, 15%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 84.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.66, 2.45, -3.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.66, 4.41, 303.72°)
OKLab	oklab(25.66% 0.0059 -0.0099)
OKLCH	oklch(25.66% 0.011 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.6825, 1.6723, 2.2412)
Luminance	0.0167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242228 #262822

analogous

#222328 #242228 #272228

triadic

#242228 #282422 #222824

tetradic

#242228 #282223 #262822 #222827

square

#242228 #282223 #262822 #222827

split-complementary

#242228 #282722 #232822

monochromatic

#0F0E11 #0F0E11 #242228 #423E49 #605A6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.74

#242228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#242228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242228

15.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242228	1.00	15.74	1.33	15.74
#FFFFFF	15.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#212328

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#212328

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#232324

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.7% 0.011 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5c61',
    500: '#242228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242228;
$custom-light: #5e5c61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 8.108,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25664,
    "c": 0.01148,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242228

secondary

#54584E

accent

#B1779E

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040405

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #242228

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

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