#282A2B#282A2B

#282A2B is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.003 H 228.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282A2B
RGB	rgb(40, 42, 43)
HSL	hsl(200, 4%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(200, 7%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 2.3%, 0%, 83.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.90, -0.64, -0.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.90, 1.16, 236.23°)
OKLab	oklab(28.34% -0.0022 -0.0026)
OKLCH	oklch(28.34% 0.003 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.1390, 2.2814, 2.6127)
Luminance	0.0228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282A2B #2B2928

analogous

#282B2B #282A2B #28292B

triadic

#282A2B #2B282A #2A2B28

tetradic

#282A2B #2B282B #2B2928 #292B28

square

#282A2B #2B282B #2B2928 #292B28

split-complementary

#282A2B #2B2829 #2B2B28

monochromatic

#0F0F10 #0F0F10 #282A2B #45494B #63686A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.42

#282A2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#282A2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282A2B

14.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282A2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282A2B	1.00	14.42	1.46	14.42
#FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292A2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29292B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272A2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282a2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 42, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.003 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616364',
    500: '#282a2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282a2b;
$custom-light: #616364;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282a2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 3.614,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28337,
    "c": 0.00342,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282A2B

secondary

#5A5755

accent

#8C7BAD

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9EAEA

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282A2B

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

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