#282928#282928

#282928 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.002 H 145.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282928
RGB	rgb(40, 41, 40)
HSL	hsl(120, 1%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(120, 2%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 2.4%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.46, -0.69, 0.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.46, 0.85, 144.40°)
OKLab	oklab(27.95% -0.0019 0.0013)
OKLCH	oklch(27.95% 0.002 145.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.0509, 2.1902, 2.3218)
Luminance	0.0219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#282928 #292829

analogous

#282928 #282928 #282928

triadic

#282928 #282829 #292828

tetradic

#282928 #282829 #292829 #292828

square

#282928 #282829 #292829 #292828

split-complementary

#282928 #282829 #292828

monochromatic

#0F0F0F #0F0F0F #282928 #464846 #646764

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.60

#282928 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#282928 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282928

14.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282928	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282928	1.00	14.60	1.44	14.60
#FFFFFF	14.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292928

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282929

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282928;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 41, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.002 145.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616261',
    500: '#282928',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282928;
$custom-light: #616261;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282928",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 1.235,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27953,
    "c": 0.00231,
    "h": 145.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282928

secondary

#575657

accent

#7DABAB

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9EAE9

border

#C5C6C5

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282928

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

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