#28242E#28242E

#28242E is a dark, near-neutral violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.019 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#28242E
RGB	rgb(40, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(264, 12%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(264, 22%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 21.7%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.01, 4.36, -5.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.01, 7.34, 306.44°)
OKLab	oklab(26.9% 0.0105 -0.016)
OKLCH	oklch(26.9% 0.019 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.9990, 1.9101, 2.8476)
Luminance	0.0191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#28242E #2A2E24

analogous

#24252E #28242E #2D242E

triadic

#28242E #2E2824 #242E28

tetradic

#28242E #2E2425 #2A2E24 #242E2D

square

#28242E #2E2425 #2A2E24 #242E2D

split-complementary

#28242E #2E2D24 #252E24

monochromatic

#0F0D11 #0F0D11 #28242E #463F50 #645A73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.20

#28242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#28242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #28242E

15.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##28242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##28242E	1.00	15.20	1.38	15.20
#FFFFFF	15.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22262E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23262E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272527

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #28242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.019 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#615e66',
    500: '#28242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #28242e;
$custom-light: #615e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#28242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 12.195,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26897,
    "c": 0.01913,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#28242E

secondary

#585E4F

accent

#B5739B

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050406

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #28242E

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →