#283834#283834

#283834 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.022 H 177.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#283834
RGB	rgb(40, 56, 52)
HSL	hsl(165, 17%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(165, 29%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 0%, 7.1%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.04, -7.58, 0.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.04, 7.59, 177.19°)
OKLab	oklab(32.52% -0.0221 0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(32.52% 0.022 177.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.9089, 3.5273, 3.7757)
Luminance	0.0353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#283834 #38282C

analogous

#28382C #283834 #283438

triadic

#283834 #342838 #383428

tetradic

#283834 #2C2838 #38282C #343828

square

#283834 #2C2838 #38282C #343828

split-complementary

#283834 #382834 #382C28

monochromatic

#0D1211 #0F1413 #283834 #425C55 #5B7F76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.31

#283834 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#283834 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #283834

12.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##283834	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##283834	1.00	12.31	1.71	12.31
#FFFFFF	12.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373634

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#343434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#243837

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #283834;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 56, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.022 177.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626e6b',
    500: '#283834',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #283834;
$custom-light: #626e6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#283834",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32515,
    "c": 0.02215,
    "h": 177.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#283834

secondary

#695358

accent

#6E81B9

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050706

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #283834

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

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