#282121#282121

#282121 is a dark, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.6% C 0.011 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282121
RGB	rgb(40, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 10%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(0, 18%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 17.5%, 84.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.52, 3.33, 1.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.52, 3.55, 20.34°)
OKLab	oklab(25.58% 0.0102 0.0033)
OKLCH	oklch(25.58% 0.011 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.6934, 1.6487, 1.6676)
Luminance	0.0165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282121 #212828

analogous

#282125 #282121 #282521

triadic

#282121 #212821 #212128

tetradic

#282121 #252821 #212828 #252128

square

#282121 #252821 #212828 #252128

split-complementary

#282121 #212825 #212528

monochromatic

#110E0E #110E0E #282121 #4A3D3D #6B5858

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.79

#282121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#282121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282121

15.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282121	1.00	15.79	1.33	15.79
#FFFFFF	15.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#222221

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#242321

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A2021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.6% 0.011 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625c5c',
    500: '#282121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282121;
$custom-light: #625c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 9.589,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25578,
    "c": 0.01074,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282121

secondary

#4D5858

accent

#B3B375

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#EAE9E9

border

#C6C5C5

text

#050404

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282121

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

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