#282828#282828

#282828 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.000 H 0.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282828
RGB	rgb(40, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 0%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(0, 0%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 84.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.11, -0.00, -0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.11, 0.00, 225.00°)
OKLab	oklab(27.69% 0 0)
OKLCH	oklch(27.69% 0 0)
XYZ	xyz(2.0168, 2.1219, 2.3104)
Luminance	0.0212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282828 #282828

analogous

#282828 #282828 #282828

triadic

#282828 #282828 #282828

tetradic

#282828 #282828 #282828 #282828

square

#282828 #282828 #282828 #282828

split-complementary

#282828 #282828 #282828

monochromatic

#0F0F0F #0F0F0F #282828 #474747 #656565

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.74

#282828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#282828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282828

14.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282828	1.00	14.74	1.42	14.74
#FFFFFF	14.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#282828

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282828

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.000 0.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616161',
    500: '#282828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282828;
$custom-light: #616161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 0,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27685,
    "c": 0,
    "h": 0
  },
  "luminance": 0.02122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282828

secondary

#565656

accent

#A9A97E

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282828

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

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