#282D2C#282D2C

#282D2C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.007 H 182.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282D2C
RGB	rgb(40, 45, 44)
HSL	hsl(168, 6%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(168, 11%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 2.2%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.96, -2.44, -0.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.96, 2.44, 182.45°)
OKLab	oklab(29.19% -0.0073 -0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(29.19% 0.007 182.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.2680, 2.5097, 2.7473)
Luminance	0.0251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282D2C #2D2829

analogous

#282D2A #282D2C #282C2D

triadic

#282D2C #2C282D #2D2C28

tetradic

#282D2C #2A282D #2D2829 #2C2D28

square

#282D2C #2A282D #2D2829 #2C2D28

split-complementary

#282D2C #2D282C #2D2A28

monochromatic

#0E1010 #0E1010 #282D2C #454D4C #626E6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.98

#282D2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#282D2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282D2C

13.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282D2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282D2C	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)

#2C2C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2C2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272D2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282d2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 45, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.007 182.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616565',
    500: '#282d2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282d2c;
$custom-light: #616565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282d2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29186,
    "c": 0.00727,
    "h": 182.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282D2C

secondary

#5C5556

accent

#7984AF

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050505

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282D2C

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

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