#262121#262121

#262121 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.3% C 0.008 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#262121
RGB	rgb(38, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 7%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(0, 13%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 13.2%, 85.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.29, 2.37, 0.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.29, 2.52, 20.05°)
OKLab	oklab(25.34% 0.0073 0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(25.34% 0.008 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.6177, 1.6096, 1.6640)
Luminance	0.0161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#262121 #212626

analogous

#262124 #262121 #262421

triadic

#262121 #212621 #212126

tetradic

#262121 #242621 #212626 #242126

square

#262121 #242621 #212626 #242126

split-complementary

#262121 #212624 #212426

monochromatic

#100E0E #100E0E #262121 #473D3D #685A5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.89

#262121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#262121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #262121

15.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##262121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##262121	1.00	15.89	1.32	15.89
#FFFFFF	15.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#222221

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#232221

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272121

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #262121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.3% 0.008 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605c5c',
    500: '#262121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #262121;
$custom-light: #605c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#262121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 7.042,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25339,
    "c": 0.00763,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#262121

secondary

#4D5555

accent

#B0B078

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040404

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #262121

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

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