#282B2B#282B2B

#282B2B is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.6% C 0.004 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282B2B
RGB	rgb(40, 43, 43)
HSL	hsl(180, 4%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(180, 7%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 83.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.24, -1.33, -0.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.24, 1.41, 199.09°)
OKLab	oklab(28.61% -0.0041 -0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(28.61% 0.004 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.1749, 2.3533, 2.6247)
Luminance	0.0235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282B2B #2B2828

analogous

#282B2A #282B2B #282A2B

triadic

#282B2B #2B282B #2B2B28

tetradic

#282B2B #2A282B #2B2828 #2A2B28

square

#282B2B #2A282B #2B2828 #2A2B28

split-complementary

#282B2B #2B282A #2B2A28

monochromatic

#0F1010 #0F1010 #282B2B #454B4B #636A6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.28

#282B2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#282B2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282B2B

14.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282B2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282B2B	1.00	14.28	1.47	14.28
#FFFFFF	14.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B2B2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2A2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272B2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282b2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 43, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.6% 0.004 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616464',
    500: '#282b2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282b2b;
$custom-light: #616464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282b2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 3.614,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28606,
    "c": 0.0043,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282B2B

secondary

#5A5555

accent

#7B7BAD

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9EAEA

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #282B2B

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

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