#282829#282829

#282829 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.002 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282829
RGB	rgb(40, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(240, 1%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(240, 2%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.15, 0.24, -0.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.15, 0.70, 290.30°)
OKLab	oklab(27.72% 0.0005 -0.0017)
OKLCH	oklch(27.72% 0.002 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.0340, 2.1288, 2.4011)
Luminance	0.0213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282829 #292928

analogous

#282829 #282829 #282829

triadic

#282829 #292828 #282928

tetradic

#282829 #292828 #292928 #282928

square

#282829 #292828 #292928 #282928

split-complementary

#282829 #292828 #282928

monochromatic

#0F0F0F #0F0F0F #282829 #464648 #646467

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.73

#282829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#282829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282829

14.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282829	1.00	14.73	1.43	14.73
#FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#282829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282828

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.002 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616162',
    500: '#282829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282829;
$custom-light: #616162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 1.235,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27724,
    "c": 0.00181,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282829

secondary

#575756

accent

#AB7DAB

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282829

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

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