#282C34#282C34

#282C34 is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.016 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282C34
RGB	rgb(40, 44, 52)
HSL	hsl(220, 13%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(220, 23%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 15.4%, 0%, 79.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.92, 0.39, -5.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.92, 5.75, 273.84°)
OKLab	oklab(29.25% -0.0016 -0.0156)
OKLCH	oklch(29.25% 0.016 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.3954, 2.5004, 3.6046)
Luminance	0.0250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282C34 #343028

analogous

#283234 #282C34 #2A2834

triadic

#282C34 #34282C #2C3428

tetradic

#282C34 #342832 #343028 #28342A

square

#282C34 #342832 #343028 #28342A

split-complementary

#282C34 #342A28 #323428

monochromatic

#0D0F11 #0D0F11 #282C34 #434957 #5D6779

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.00

#282C34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#282C34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282C34

14.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282C34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282C34	1.00	14.00	1.50	14.00
#FFFFFF	14.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2C34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#282B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#252E2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282c34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 44, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.016 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62656b',
    500: '#282c34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282c34;
$custom-light: #62656b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282c34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 13.043,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29252,
    "c": 0.01567,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282C34

secondary

#645F54

accent

#9F72B6

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050506

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282C34

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

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