#282B2C#282B2C

#282B2C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.6% C 0.005 H 219.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282B2C
RGB	rgb(40, 43, 44)
HSL	hsl(195, 5%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(195, 9%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 2.3%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.28, -1.08, -1.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.28, 1.55, 225.80°)
OKLab	oklab(28.65% -0.0036 -0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(28.65% 0.005 219.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.1935, 2.3607, 2.7225)
Luminance	0.0236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282B2C #2C2928

analogous

#282C2B #282B2C #28292C

triadic

#282B2C #2C282B #2B2C28

tetradic

#282B2C #2B282C #2C2928 #292C28

square

#282B2C #2B282C #2C2928 #292C28

split-complementary

#282B2C #2C2829 #2C2B28

monochromatic

#0F1010 #0F1010 #282B2C #454A4C #626A6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.26

#282B2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#282B2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282B2C

14.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282B2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282B2C	1.00	14.26	1.47	14.26
#FFFFFF	14.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2B2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2A2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272B2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282b2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 43, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.6% 0.005 219.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616465',
    500: '#282b2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282b2c;
$custom-light: #616465;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282b2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 4.762,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28645,
    "c": 0.00467,
    "h": 219.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282B2C

secondary

#5B5655

accent

#877AAE

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9EAEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050505

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282B2C

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

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