#282836#282836

#282836 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.026 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282836
RGB	rgb(40, 40, 54)
HSL	hsl(240, 15%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(240, 26%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 25.9%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.68, 3.77, -9.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.68, 9.78, 292.69°)
OKLab	oklab(28.31% 0.0065 -0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(28.31% 0.026 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.2996, 2.2350, 3.7996)
Luminance	0.0223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282836 #363628

analogous

#282F36 #282836 #2F2836

triadic

#282836 #362828 #283628

tetradic

#282836 #36282F #363628 #28362F

square

#282836 #36282F #363628 #28362F

split-complementary

#282836 #362F28 #2F3628

monochromatic

#0D0D12 #0E0E13 #282836 #424259 #5C5C7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.51

#282836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#282836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282836

14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282836	1.00	14.51	1.45	14.51
#FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242A37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#242936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#252A2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 40, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.026 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62616d',
    500: '#282836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282836;
$custom-light: #62616d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 14.894,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28309,
    "c": 0.02556,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282836

secondary

#676753

accent

#B870B8

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050507

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282836

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

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