#282838#282838

#282838 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.029 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282838
RGB	rgb(40, 40, 56)
HSL	hsl(240, 17%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(240, 29%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.77, 4.37, -10.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.77, 11.17, 293.03°)
OKLab	oklab(28.41% 0.0073 -0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(28.41% 0.029 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.3475, 2.2542, 4.0520)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282838 #383828

analogous

#283038 #282838 #302838

triadic

#282838 #382828 #283828

tetradic

#282838 #382830 #383828 #283830

square

#282838 #382830 #383828 #283830

split-complementary

#282838 #383028 #303828

monochromatic

#0D0D12 #0F0F14 #282838 #42425C #5B5B7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.47

#282838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#282838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282838

14.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282838	1.00	14.47	1.45	14.47
#FFFFFF	14.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242A39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#232938

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242B2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 40, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.029 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62616e',
    500: '#282838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282838;
$custom-light: #62616e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28412,
    "c": 0.0292,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282838

secondary

#696953

accent

#B96EB9

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EC

border

#C6C5C7

text

#050507

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282838

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

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