#282E22#282E22

#282E22 is a dark, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.023 H 129.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282E22
RGB	rgb(40, 46, 34)
HSL	hsl(90, 15%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(90, 26%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 0%, 26.1%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.01, -5.40, 6.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.01, 8.75, 128.09°)
OKLab	oklab(29.13% -0.0144 0.0176)
OKLCH	oklch(29.13% 0.023 129.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.1408, 2.5206, 1.8868)
Luminance	0.0252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282E22 #28222E

analogous

#2E2E22 #282E22 #222E22

triadic

#282E22 #22282E #2E2228

tetradic

#282E22 #222E2E #28222E #2E2222

square

#282E22 #222E2E #28222E #2E2222

split-complementary

#282E22 #22222E #2E222E

monochromatic

#0F120D #0F120D #282E22 #47513C #657456

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.96

#282E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#282E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282E22

13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282E22	1.00	13.96	1.50	13.96
#FFFFFF	13.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E2C23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282D2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 46, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.023 129.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62665d',
    500: '#282e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282e22;
$custom-light: #62665d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90,
    "s": 15,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29127,
    "c": 0.02275,
    "h": 129.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282E22

secondary

#564D5F

accent

#70B894

background

#F5F6F5

surface

#EAEBE9

border

#C6C6C5

text

#050604

muted

#797A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #282E22

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

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