#282C2D#282C2D

#282C2D is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.006 H 214.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282C2D
RGB	rgb(40, 44, 45)
HSL	hsl(192, 6%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(192, 11%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 2.2%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.65, -1.51, -1.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.65, 1.96, 219.73°)
OKLab	oklab(28.95% -0.0049 -0.0034)
OKLCH	oklch(28.95% 0.006 214.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.2493, 2.4419, 2.8349)
Luminance	0.0244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282C2D #2D2928

analogous

#282D2C #282C2D #282A2D

triadic

#282C2D #2D282C #2C2D28

tetradic

#282C2D #2C282D #2D2928 #2A2D28

square

#282C2D #2C282D #2D2928 #2A2D28

split-complementary

#282C2D #2D282A #2D2C28

monochromatic

#0E1010 #0E1010 #282C2D #454C4D #626B6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.11

#282C2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#282C2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282C2D

14.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282C2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282C2D	1.00	14.11	1.49	14.11
#FFFFFF	14.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B2C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2B2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272C2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282c2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 44, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.006 214.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616565',
    500: '#282c2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282c2d;
$custom-light: #616565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282c2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28954,
    "c": 0.00597,
    "h": 214.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282C2D

secondary

#5C5655

accent

#8479AF

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050505

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282C2D

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

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