#282D2E#282D2E

#282D2E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.007 H 211.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282D2E
RGB	rgb(40, 45, 46)
HSL	hsl(190, 7%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(190, 13%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 2.2%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.03, -1.93, -1.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.03, 2.38, 215.83°)
OKLab	oklab(29.26% -0.0062 -0.0038)
OKLCH	oklch(29.26% 0.007 211.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.3065, 2.5251, 2.9501)
Luminance	0.0253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282D2E #2E2928

analogous

#282E2C #282D2E #282A2E

triadic

#282D2E #2E282D #2D2E28

tetradic

#282D2E #2C282E #2E2928 #2A2E28

square

#282D2E #2C282E #2E2928 #2A2E28

split-complementary

#282D2E #2E282A #2E2C28

monochromatic

#0E1010 #0E1010 #282D2E #444D4F #616D6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.95

#282D2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#282D2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282D2E

13.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282D2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282D2E	1.00	13.95	1.51	13.95
#FFFFFF	13.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2C2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#262E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282d2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 45, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.007 211.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616566',
    500: '#282d2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282d2e;
$custom-light: #616566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282d2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190,
    "s": 6.977,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29264,
    "c": 0.00729,
    "h": 211.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282D2E

secondary

#5D5655

accent

#8178B0

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050506

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282D2E

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

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