#282D2D#282D2D

#282D2D is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.007 H 196.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282D2D
RGB	rgb(40, 45, 45)
HSL	hsl(180, 6%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(180, 11%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.00, -2.19, -0.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.00, 2.31, 198.92°)
OKLab	oklab(29.23% -0.0067 -0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(29.23% 0.007 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.2870, 2.5173, 2.8475)
Luminance	0.0252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282D2D #2D2828

analogous

#282D2B #282D2D #282B2D

triadic

#282D2D #2D282D #2D2D28

tetradic

#282D2D #2B282D #2D2828 #2B2D28

square

#282D2D #2B282D #2D2828 #2B2D28

split-complementary

#282D2D #2D282B #2D2B28

monochromatic

#0E1010 #0E1010 #282D2D #454D4D #626E6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.97

#282D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#282D2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282D2D

13.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282D2D	1.00	13.97	1.50	13.97
#FFFFFF	13.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2C2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272D2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 45, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.007 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616565',
    500: '#282d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282d2d;
$custom-light: #616565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29225,
    "c": 0.00705,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282D2D

secondary

#5C5555

accent

#7979AF

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050505

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282D2D

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

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