#282937#282937

#282937 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.6% C 0.026 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282937
RGB	rgb(40, 41, 55)
HSL	hsl(236, 16%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(236, 27%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 25.5%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.05, 3.36, -9.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.05, 9.74, 290.16°)
OKLab	oklab(28.62% 0.0051 -0.0251)
OKLCH	oklch(28.62% 0.026 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.3574, 2.3128, 3.9359)
Luminance	0.0231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282937 #373628

analogous

#283037 #282937 #2E2837

triadic

#282937 #372829 #293728

tetradic

#282937 #372830 #373628 #28372E

square

#282937 #372830 #373628 #28372E

split-complementary

#282937 #372E28 #303728

monochromatic

#0D0D12 #0E0F14 #282937 #42435A #5C5E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.36

#282937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#282937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282937

14.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282937	1.00	14.36	1.46	14.36
#FFFFFF	14.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252B38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#252A37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#252B2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 41, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.6% 0.026 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62626d',
    500: '#282937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282937;
$custom-light: #62626d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236,
    "s": 15.789,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28615,
    "c": 0.0256,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282937

secondary

#686653

accent

#B46FB9

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAEAEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050507

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282937

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

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