#242527#242527

#242527 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.004 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242527
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 39)
HSL	hsl(220, 4%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(220, 8%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 5.1%, 0%, 84.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.65, 0.05, -1.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.65, 1.49, 271.91°)
OKLab	oklab(26.42% -0.0004 -0.004)
OKLCH	oklch(26.42% 0.004 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.7553, 1.8447, 2.1826)
Luminance	0.0185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242527 #272624

analogous

#242727 #242527 #252427

triadic

#242527 #272425 #252724

tetradic

#242527 #272427 #272624 #242725

square

#242527 #272427 #272624 #242725

split-complementary

#242527 #272524 #272724

monochromatic

#0F0F10 #0F0F10 #242527 #414347 #5F6167

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.34

#242527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#242527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242527

15.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242527	1.00	15.34	1.37	15.34
#FFFFFF	15.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242527

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#242527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#232526

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.004 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f61',
    500: '#242527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242527;
$custom-light: #5e5f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 4,
    "l": 14.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26423,
    "c": 0.00399,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242527

secondary

#565451

accent

#9C7BAD

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040405

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #242527

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

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