#272829#272829

#272829 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.002 H 247.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272829
RGB	rgb(39, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(210, 3%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(210, 5%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.05, -0.20, -0.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.05, 0.84, 255.97°)
OKLab	oklab(27.62% -0.0009 -0.0022)
OKLCH	oklch(27.62% 0.002 247.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.9957, 2.1090, 2.3993)
Luminance	0.0211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272829 #292827

analogous

#272929 #272829 #272729

triadic

#272829 #292728 #282927

tetradic

#272829 #292729 #292827 #272927

square

#272829 #292729 #292827 #272927

split-complementary

#272829 #292727 #292927

monochromatic

#0F0F10 #0F0F10 #272829 #454748 #636568

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.77

#272829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#272829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272829

14.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272829	1.00	14.77	1.42	14.77
#FFFFFF	14.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#272829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272828

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.002 247.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616162',
    500: '#272829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272829;
$custom-light: #616162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 2.5,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2762,
    "c": 0.00234,
    "h": 247.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272829

secondary

#575654

accent

#947CAC

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #272829

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

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