#242A32#242A32

#242A32 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.017 H 255.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242A32
RGB	rgb(36, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(214, 16%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(214, 28%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 16%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.80, -0.40, -6.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.80, 6.07, 266.24°)
OKLab	oklab(28.26% -0.0042 -0.0165)
OKLCH	oklch(28.26% 0.017 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.1311, 2.2612, 3.3412)
Luminance	0.0226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242A32 #322C24

analogous

#243132 #242A32 #252432

triadic

#242A32 #32242A #2A3224

tetradic

#242A32 #322431 #322C24 #243225

square

#242A32 #322431 #322C24 #243225

split-complementary

#242A32 #322524 #313224

monochromatic

#0D0F12 #0D0F12 #242A32 #3E4856 #576679

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.46

#242A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#242A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242A32

14.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242A32	1.00	14.46	1.45	14.46
#FFFFFF	14.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272A32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#262932

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#202C2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.017 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f6369',
    500: '#242a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242a32;
$custom-light: #5f6369;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 16.279,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28257,
    "c": 0.01705,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242A32

secondary

#635A4F

accent

#996FB9

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9EAEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040506

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #242A32

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

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