#282921#282921

#282921 is a dark, near-neutral yellow. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.014 H 113.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282921
RGB	rgb(40, 41, 33)
HSL	hsl(68, 11%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(68, 20%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 19.5%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.24, -2.26, 5.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.24, 5.58, 113.88°)
OKLab	oklab(27.71% -0.0056 0.0132)
OKLCH	oklch(27.71% 0.014 113.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.9425, 2.1468, 1.7506)
Luminance	0.0215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282921 #222129

analogous

#292621 #282921 #242921

triadic

#282921 #212829 #292128

tetradic

#282921 #212926 #222129 #292124

square

#282921 #212926 #222129 #292124

split-complementary

#282921 #212429 #262129

monochromatic

#11110E #11110E #282921 #494B3C #6A6D58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.69

#282921 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#282921 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282921

14.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282921	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282921	1.00	14.69	1.43	14.69
#FFFFFF	14.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2821

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2821

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#292827

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282921;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 41, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.014 113.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61625c',
    500: '#282921',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282921;
$custom-light: #61625c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282921",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.5,
    "s": 10.811,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27711,
    "c": 0.01431,
    "h": 113.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282921

secondary

#4E4D59

accent

#74B47C

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9EAE9

border

#C5C6C5

text

#050504

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282921

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

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