#242C2C#242C2C

#242C2C is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.011 H 196.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242C2C
RGB	rgb(36, 44, 44)
HSL	hsl(180, 10%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(180, 18%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 0%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.26, -3.47, -1.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.26, 3.66, 198.62°)
OKLab	oklab(28.55% -0.0107 -0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(28.55% 0.011 196.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.0827, 2.3582, 2.7278)
Luminance	0.0236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242C2C #2C2424

analogous

#242C28 #242C2C #24282C

triadic

#242C2C #2C242C #2C2C24

tetradic

#242C2C #28242C #2C2424 #282C24

square

#242C2C #28242C #2C2424 #282C24

split-complementary

#242C2C #2C2428 #2C2824

monochromatic

#0E1111 #0E1111 #242C2C #404E4E #5B6F6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.27

#242C2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#242C2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242C2C

14.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242C2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242C2C	1.00	14.27	1.47	14.27
#FFFFFF	14.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B2B2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292A2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#222D2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242c2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 44, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.011 196.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e6565',
    500: '#242c2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242c2c;
$custom-light: #5e6565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242c2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 10,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28546,
    "c": 0.01116,
    "h": 196.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242C2C

secondary

#5C5050

accent

#7575B3

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040505

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #242C2C

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

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