#283838#283838

#283838 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.021 H 196.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#283838
RGB	rgb(40, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(180, 17%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(180, 29%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 0%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.18, -6.49, -2.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.18, 6.83, 198.15°)
OKLab	oklab(32.67% -0.0201 -0.0058)
OKLCH	oklch(32.67% 0.021 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.0028, 3.5649, 4.2705)
Luminance	0.0357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#283838 #382828

analogous

#283830 #283838 #283038

triadic

#283838 #382838 #383828

tetradic

#283838 #302838 #382828 #303828

square

#283838 #302838 #382828 #303828

split-complementary

#283838 #382830 #383028

monochromatic

#0D1212 #0F1414 #283838 #425C5C #5B7F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.26

#283838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#283838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #283838

12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##283838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##283838	1.00	12.26	1.71	12.26
#FFFFFF	12.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#363638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#333438

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#233938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #283838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.021 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626e6e',
    500: '#283838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #283838;
$custom-light: #626e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#283838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32667,
    "c": 0.02091,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#283838

secondary

#695353

accent

#6E6EB9

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050707

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #283838

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

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