#282927#282927

#282927 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.004 H 128.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282927
RGB	rgb(40, 41, 39)
HSL	hsl(90, 3%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(90, 5%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 4.9%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.42, -0.93, 1.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.42, 1.48, 128.89°)
OKLab	oklab(27.92% -0.0024 0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(27.92% 0.004 128.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.0342, 2.1835, 2.2334)
Luminance	0.0218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282927 #282729

analogous

#292927 #282927 #272927

triadic

#282927 #272829 #292728

tetradic

#282927 #272929 #282729 #292727

square

#282927 #272929 #282729 #292727

split-complementary

#282927 #272729 #292729

monochromatic

#0F100F #0F100F #282927 #474845 #656863

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.62

#282927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#282927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282927

14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282927	1.00	14.62	1.44	14.62
#FFFFFF	14.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292927

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282928

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 41, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.004 128.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616261',
    500: '#282927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282927;
$custom-light: #616261;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90,
    "s": 2.5,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27916,
    "c": 0.00388,
    "h": 128.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282927

secondary

#565457

accent

#7CAC94

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9EAE9

border

#C5C6C5

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282927

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

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