#282C2C#282C2C

#282C2C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.006 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282C2C
RGB	rgb(40, 44, 44)
HSL	hsl(180, 5%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(180, 9%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 0%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.62, -1.76, -0.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.62, 1.86, 199.00°)
OKLab	oklab(28.92% -0.0054 -0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(28.92% 0.006 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.2303, 2.4343, 2.7347)
Luminance	0.0243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282C2C #2C2828

analogous

#282C2A #282C2C #282A2C

triadic

#282C2C #2C282C #2C2C28

tetradic

#282C2C #2A282C #2C2828 #2A2C28

square

#282C2C #2A282C #2C2828 #2A2C28

split-complementary

#282C2C #2C282A #2C2A28

monochromatic

#0F1010 #0F1010 #282C2C #454C4C #626C6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.12

#282C2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#282C2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282C2C

14.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282C2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282C2C	1.00	14.12	1.49	14.12
#FFFFFF	14.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B2C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2B2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272C2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282c2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 44, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.006 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616565',
    500: '#282c2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282c2c;
$custom-light: #616565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282c2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 4.762,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28915,
    "c": 0.00568,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282C2C

secondary

#5B5555

accent

#7A7AAE

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050505

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282C2C

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

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