#283836#283836

#283836 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.021 H 186.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#283836
RGB	rgb(40, 56, 54)
HSL	hsl(173, 17%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(173, 29%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 0%, 3.6%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.11, -7.04, -0.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.11, 7.10, 187.13°)
OKLab	oklab(32.59% -0.0211 -0.0025)
OKLCH	oklch(32.59% 0.021 186.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.9549, 3.5457, 4.0180)
Luminance	0.0355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#283836 #38282A

analogous

#28382E #283836 #283238

triadic

#283836 #362838 #383628

tetradic

#283836 #2E2838 #38282A #323828

square

#283836 #2E2838 #38282A #323828

split-complementary

#283836 #382832 #382E28

monochromatic

#0D1211 #0F1414 #283836 #425C58 #5B7F7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.29

#283836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#283836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #283836

12.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##283836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##283836	1.00	12.29	1.71	12.29
#FFFFFF	12.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#363636

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#333436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#233937

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #283836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 56, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.021 186.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626e6c',
    500: '#283836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #283836;
$custom-light: #626e6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#283836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.5,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32589,
    "c": 0.02124,
    "h": 186.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#283836

secondary

#695356

accent

#6E78B9

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050707

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #283836

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

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