#242522#242522

#242522 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.006 H 121.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242522
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 34)
HSL	hsl(80, 4%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(80, 8%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 8.1%, 85.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.48, -1.18, 1.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.48, 2.18, 122.73°)
OKLab	oklab(26.23% -0.003 0.0048)
OKLCH	oklch(26.23% 0.006 121.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.6778, 1.8137, 1.7748)
Luminance	0.0181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242522 #232225

analogous

#252522 #242522 #232522

triadic

#242522 #222425 #252224

tetradic

#242522 #222525 #232225 #252223

square

#242522 #222525 #232225 #252223

split-complementary

#242522 #222325 #252225

monochromatic

#10100F #10100F #242522 #43453F #62655D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.41

#242522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#242522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242522

15.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242522	1.00	15.41	1.36	15.41
#FFFFFF	15.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252522

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#252522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242524

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.006 121.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f5c',
    500: '#242522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242522;
$custom-light: #5e5f5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80,
    "s": 4.225,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26231,
    "c": 0.00567,
    "h": 121.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242522

secondary

#514F54

accent

#7AAD8B

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040404

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #242522

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

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