#2A2828#2A2828

#2A2828 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.003 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2828
RGB	rgb(42, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(0, 5%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 4.8%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.32, 0.91, 0.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.32, 0.97, 19.61°)
OKLab	oklab(27.9% 0.0028 0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(27.9% 0.003 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.0966, 2.1630, 2.3141)
Luminance	0.0216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2828 #282A2A

analogous

#2A2829 #2A2828 #2A2928

triadic

#2A2828 #282A28 #28282A

tetradic

#2A2828 #292A28 #282A2A #29282A

square

#2A2828 #292A28 #282A2A #29282A

split-complementary

#2A2828 #282A29 #28292A

monochromatic

#100F0F #100F0F #2A2828 #494646 #696464

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.66

#2A2828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#2A2828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2828

14.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2828	1.00	14.66	1.43	14.66
#FFFFFF	14.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A2828

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.003 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636161',
    500: '#2a2828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2828;
$custom-light: #636161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 2.439,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27897,
    "c": 0.00294,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2828

secondary

#555858

accent

#ACAC7C

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#EAE9E9

border

#C6C5C5

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2828

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

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