#282930#282930

#282930 is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.013 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282930
RGB	rgb(40, 41, 48)
HSL	hsl(233, 9%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(233, 17%, 19%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 14.6%, 0%, 81.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.75, 1.36, -4.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.75, 4.89, 286.16°)
OKLab	oklab(28.28% 0.002 -0.0127)
OKLCH	oklch(28.28% 0.013 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.2014, 2.2504, 3.1141)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282930 #302F28

analogous

#282D30 #282930 #2B2830

triadic

#282930 #302829 #293028

tetradic

#282930 #30282D #302F28 #28302B

square

#282930 #30282D #302F28 #28302B

split-complementary

#282930 #302B28 #2D3028

monochromatic

#0E0E11 #0E0E11 #282930 #444651 #606273

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.48

#282930 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#282930 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282930

14.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282930	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282930	1.00	14.48	1.45	14.48
#FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#272930

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#262A2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282930;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 41, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.013 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616268',
    500: '#282930',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282930;
$custom-light: #616268;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282930",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 9.091,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28282,
    "c": 0.01286,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282930

secondary

#605E54

accent

#AB76B2

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9EAEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050506

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282930

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

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