#282A26#282A26

#282A26 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.008 H 128.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282A26
RGB	rgb(40, 42, 38)
HSL	hsl(90, 5%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(90, 10%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 0%, 9.5%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.73, -1.85, 2.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.73, 2.96, 128.75°)
OKLab	oklab(28.15% -0.0048 0.006)
OKLCH	oklch(28.15% 0.008 128.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.0528, 2.2470, 2.1589)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282A26 #28262A

analogous

#2A2A26 #282A26 #262A26

triadic

#282A26 #26282A #2A2628

tetradic

#282A26 #262A2A #28262A #2A2626

square

#282A26 #262A2A #28262A #2A2626

split-complementary

#282A26 #26262A #2A262A

monochromatic

#0F100F #0F100F #282A26 #474A43 #656A60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.49

#282A26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#282A26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282A26

14.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282A26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282A26	1.00	14.49	1.45	14.49
#FFFFFF	14.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2926

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2926

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282A29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282a26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 42, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.008 128.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616360',
    500: '#282a26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282a26;
$custom-light: #616360;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282a26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90,
    "s": 5,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28151,
    "c": 0.00772,
    "h": 128.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282A26

secondary

#565359

accent

#7AAE94

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9EAE9

border

#C5C6C5

text

#050504

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282A26

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

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