#283828#283828

#283828 is a dark, muted green. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.035 H 144.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#283828
RGB	rgb(40, 56, 40)
HSL	hsl(120, 17%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(120, 29%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 0%, 28.6%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.70, -10.46, 7.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.70, 13.13, 142.82°)
OKLab	oklab(32.13% -0.0286 0.0202)
OKLCH	oklch(32.13% 0.035 144.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.6721, 3.4326, 2.5288)
Luminance	0.0343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#283828 #382838

analogous

#303828 #283828 #283830

triadic

#283828 #282838 #382828

tetradic

#283828 #283038 #382838 #383028

square

#283828 #283038 #382838 #383028

split-complementary

#283828 #302838 #382830

monochromatic

#0D120D #0F140F #283828 #425C42 #5B7F5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.45

#283828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#283828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #283828

12.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##283828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##283828	1.00	12.45	1.69	12.45
#FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#393527

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#363329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#263734

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #283828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 56, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.035 144.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626e62',
    500: '#283828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #283828;
$custom-light: #626e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#283828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32126,
    "c": 0.03502,
    "h": 144.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#283828

secondary

#695369

accent

#6EB9B9

background

#F5F6F5

surface

#EAECEA

border

#C6C7C6

text

#050705

muted

#797A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #283828

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

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