#282C32#282C32

#282C32 is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.012 H 258.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282C32
RGB	rgb(40, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(216, 11%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(216, 20%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.84, -0.17, -4.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.84, 4.47, 267.77°)
OKLab	oklab(29.16% -0.0025 -0.0121)
OKLCH	oklch(29.16% 0.012 258.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.3513, 2.4827, 3.3723)
Luminance	0.0248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282C32 #322E28

analogous

#283132 #282C32 #292832

triadic

#282C32 #32282C #2C3228

tetradic

#282C32 #322831 #322E28 #283229

square

#282C32 #322831 #322E28 #283229

split-complementary

#282C32 #322928 #313228

monochromatic

#0E0F11 #0E0F11 #282C32 #434A54 #5E6876

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.03

#282C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#282C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282C32

14.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282C32	1.00	14.03	1.50	14.03
#FFFFFF	14.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2C32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292B32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#262D2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.012 258.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626569',
    500: '#282c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282c32;
$custom-light: #626569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 11.111,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29163,
    "c": 0.01233,
    "h": 258.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282C32

secondary

#625C54

accent

#9A74B4

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050506

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282C32

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

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