#2A262C#2A262C

#2A262C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.012 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A262C
RGB	rgb(42, 38, 44)
HSL	hsl(280, 7%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(280, 14%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 13.6%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.80, 3.29, -3.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.80, 4.64, 315.13°)
OKLab	oklab(27.54% 0.0086 -0.0088)
OKLCH	oklch(27.54% 0.012 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.1025, 2.0603, 2.6693)
Luminance	0.0206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A262C #282C26

analogous

#27262C #2A262C #2C262B

triadic

#2A262C #2C2A26 #262C2A

tetradic

#2A262C #2C2726 #282C26 #262B2C

square

#2A262C #2C2726 #282C26 #262B2C

split-complementary

#2A262C #2B2C26 #262C27

monochromatic

#100E10 #100E10 #2A262C #49424D #695F6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.87

#2A262C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#2A262C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A262C

14.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A262C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A262C	1.00	14.87	1.41	14.87
#FFFFFF	14.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25272C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26272C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A2728

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a262c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 38, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.012 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636065',
    500: '#2a262c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a262c;
$custom-light: #636065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a262c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 7.317,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27539,
    "c": 0.01229,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A262C

secondary

#555B52

accent

#B0778A

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050405

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A262C

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →