#282923#282923

#282923 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.011 H 114.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282923
RGB	rgb(40, 41, 35)
HSL	hsl(70, 8%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(70, 15%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 14.6%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.30, -1.84, 3.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.30, 4.21, 115.87°)
OKLab	oklab(27.78% -0.0045 0.0098)
OKLCH	oklch(27.78% 0.011 114.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.9713, 2.1583, 1.9025)
Luminance	0.0216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282923 #242329

analogous

#292723 #282923 #252923

triadic

#282923 #232829 #292328

tetradic

#282923 #232927 #242329 #292325

square

#282923 #232927 #242329 #292325

split-complementary

#282923 #232529 #272329

monochromatic

#10110E #10110E #282923 #484A3F #686B5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.67

#282923 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#282923 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282923

14.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282923	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282923	1.00	14.67	1.43	14.67
#FFFFFF	14.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2823

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2823

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#292827

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282923;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 41, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.011 114.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61625d',
    500: '#282923',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282923;
$custom-light: #61625d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282923",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 70,
    "s": 7.895,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27776,
    "c": 0.01083,
    "h": 114.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282923

secondary

#514F59

accent

#77B181

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9EAE9

border

#C5C6C5

text

#050504

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282923

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

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