#282929#282929

#282929 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.001 H 197.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282929
RGB	rgb(40, 41, 41)
HSL	hsl(180, 1%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(180, 2%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 0%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.49, -0.45, -0.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.49, 0.48, 199.28°)
OKLab	oklab(27.99% -0.0014 -0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(27.99% 0.001 197.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.0682, 2.1971, 2.4125)
Luminance	0.0220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282929 #292828

analogous

#282928 #282929 #282829

triadic

#282929 #292829 #292928

tetradic

#282929 #282829 #292828 #282928

square

#282929 #282829 #292828 #282928

split-complementary

#282929 #292828 #292828

monochromatic

#0F0F0F #0F0F0F #282929 #464848 #646767

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.59

#282929 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#282929 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282929

14.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282929	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282929	1.00	14.59	1.44	14.59
#FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292929

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282929

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282929;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 41, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.001 197.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616262',
    500: '#282929',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282929;
$custom-light: #616262;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282929",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 1.235,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27991,
    "c": 0.00145,
    "h": 197.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282929

secondary

#575656

accent

#7D7DAB

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9EAEA

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282929

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

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