#282C22#282C22

#282C22 is a dark, near-neutral yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.6% C 0.019 H 125.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282C22
RGB	rgb(40, 44, 34)
HSL	hsl(84, 13%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(84, 23%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 0%, 22.7%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.31, -4.08, 5.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.31, 7.18, 124.59°)
OKLab	oklab(28.57% -0.0107 0.0152)
OKLCH	oklch(28.57% 0.019 125.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.0644, 2.3680, 1.8614)
Luminance	0.0237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282C22 #26222C

analogous

#2C2B22 #282C22 #232C22

triadic

#282C22 #22282C #2C2228

tetradic

#282C22 #222C2B #26222C #2C2223

square

#282C22 #222C2B #26222C #2C2223

split-complementary

#282C22 #22232C #2B222C

monochromatic

#10110D #10110D #282C22 #474F3D #677157

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.25

#282C22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#282C22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282C22

14.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282C22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282C22	1.00	14.25	1.47	14.25
#FFFFFF	14.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2B21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D2A22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#292B29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282c22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 44, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.6% 0.019 125.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61655d',
    500: '#282c22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282c22;
$custom-light: #61655d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282c22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 84,
    "s": 12.821,
    "l": 15.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28569,
    "c": 0.01859,
    "h": 125.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282C22

secondary

#534D5D

accent

#72B68D

background

#F5F6F5

surface

#EAEBE9

border

#C6C6C5

text

#050504

muted

#797A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #282C22

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

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