#282C28#282C28

#282C28 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.009 H 145.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282C28
RGB	rgb(40, 44, 40)
HSL	hsl(120, 5%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(120, 9%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 0%, 9.1%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.49, -2.74, 1.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.49, 3.39, 144.02°)
OKLab	oklab(28.77% -0.0075 0.0052)
OKLCH	oklch(28.77% 0.009 145.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.1587, 2.4057, 2.3577)
Luminance	0.0241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282C28 #2C282C

analogous

#2A2C28 #282C28 #282C2A

triadic

#282C28 #28282C #2C2828

tetradic

#282C28 #282A2C #2C282C #2C2A28

square

#282C28 #282A2C #2C282C #2C2A28

split-complementary

#282C28 #2A282C #2C282A

monochromatic

#0F100F #0F100F #282C28 #454C45 #626C62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.18

#282C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#282C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282C28

14.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282C28	1.00	14.18	1.48	14.18
#FFFFFF	14.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2B28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282C2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 44, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.009 145.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616561',
    500: '#282c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282c28;
$custom-light: #616561;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 4.762,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28767,
    "c": 0.00914,
    "h": 145.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282C28

secondary

#5B555B

accent

#7AAEAE

background

#F5F6F5

surface

#E9EBE9

border

#C5C6C5

text

#050505

muted

#797A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #282C28

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

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