#242524#242524

#242524 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.3% C 0.002 H 145.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242524
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 36)
HSL	hsl(120, 1%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(120, 3%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 2.7%, 85.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.54, -0.70, 0.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.54, 0.87, 144.32°)
OKLab	oklab(26.31% -0.0019 0.0013)
OKLCH	oklch(26.31% 0.002 145.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.7075, 1.8256, 1.9311)
Luminance	0.0183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242524 #252425

analogous

#252524 #242524 #242525

triadic

#242524 #242425 #252424

tetradic

#242524 #242525 #252425 #252524

square

#242524 #242525 #252425 #252524

split-complementary

#242524 #252425 #252425

monochromatic

#0F100F #0F100F #242524 #424442 #606360

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.38

#242524 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#242524 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242524

15.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242524	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242524	1.00	15.38	1.37	15.38
#FFFFFF	15.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252524

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#252524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242525

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.3% 0.002 145.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f5e',
    500: '#242524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242524;
$custom-light: #5e5f5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 1.37,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26305,
    "c": 0.00234,
    "h": 145.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242524

secondary

#535253

accent

#7DABAB

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040404

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #242524

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

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