#242829#242829

#242829 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.006 H 214.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242829
RGB	rgb(36, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(192, 6%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(192, 12%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.76, -1.53, -1.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.76, 1.99, 219.77°)
OKLab	oklab(27.32% -0.005 -0.0034)
OKLCH	oklch(27.32% 0.006 214.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.8865, 2.0527, 2.3942)
Luminance	0.0205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242829 #292524

analogous

#242927 #242829 #242529

triadic

#242829 #292428 #282924

tetradic

#242829 #272429 #292524 #252924

square

#242829 #272429 #292524 #252924

split-complementary

#242829 #292425 #292724

monochromatic

#0E1010 #0E1010 #242829 #41484A #5D686A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.89

#242829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#242829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242829

14.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242829	1.00	14.89	1.41	14.89
#FFFFFF	14.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#262729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#232828

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.006 214.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e6162',
    500: '#242829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242829;
$custom-light: #5e6162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192,
    "s": 6.494,
    "l": 15.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27322,
    "c": 0.00605,
    "h": 214.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242829

secondary

#585251

accent

#8378B0

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #242829

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

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