#282C35#282C35

#282C35 is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.017 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282C35
RGB	rgb(40, 44, 53)
HSL	hsl(222, 14%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(222, 25%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 17%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.96, 0.67, -6.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.96, 6.40, 276.02°)
OKLab	oklab(29.3% -0.0011 -0.0173)
OKLCH	oklch(29.3% 0.017 266.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.4182, 2.5095, 3.7244)
Luminance	0.0251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282C35 #353128

analogous

#283235 #282C35 #2A2835

triadic

#282C35 #35282C #2C3528

tetradic

#282C35 #352832 #353128 #28352A

square

#282C35 #352832 #353128 #28352A

split-complementary

#282C35 #352A28 #323528

monochromatic

#0D0E11 #0E0F12 #282C35 #424958 #5D667B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.98

#282C35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#282C35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282C35

13.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282C35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282C35	1.00	13.98	1.50	13.98
#FFFFFF	13.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#282B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#252E2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282c35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 44, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.017 266.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62656c',
    500: '#282c35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282c35;
$custom-light: #62656c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282c35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.538,
    "s": 13.978,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29298,
    "c": 0.01737,
    "h": 266.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282C35

secondary

#656053

accent

#A171B7

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050506

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282C35

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

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