#282B2F#282B2F

#282B2F is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.008 H 255.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282B2F
RGB	rgb(40, 43, 47)
HSL	hsl(214, 8%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(214, 15%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 8.5%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.39, -0.30, -3.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.39, 3.06, 264.39°)
OKLab	oklab(28.77% -0.0021 -0.0082)
OKLCH	oklch(28.77% 0.008 255.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.2519, 2.3841, 3.0303)
Luminance	0.0238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282B2F #2F2C28

analogous

#282F2F #282B2F #29282F

triadic

#282B2F #2F282B #2B2F28

tetradic

#282B2F #2F282F #2F2C28 #282F29

square

#282B2F #2F282F #2F2C28 #282F29

split-complementary

#282B2F #2F2928 #2F2F28

monochromatic

#0E0F11 #0E0F11 #282B2F #444950 #606771

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.22

#282B2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#282B2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282B2F

14.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282B2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282B2F	1.00	14.22	1.48	14.22
#FFFFFF	14.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2B2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292A2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#262C2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282b2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 43, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.008 255.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616467',
    500: '#282b2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282b2f;
$custom-light: #616467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282b2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 8.046,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28768,
    "c": 0.00848,
    "h": 255.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282B2F

secondary

#5E5A54

accent

#9877B1

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9EAEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050506

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282B2F

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

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