#2A2829#2A2829

#2A2829 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.003 H 345.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2829
RGB	rgb(42, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(330, 2%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(330, 5%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 2.4%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.35, 1.15, -0.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.35, 1.20, 343.95°)
OKLab	oklab(27.94% 0.0033 -0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(27.94% 0.003 345.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.1138, 2.1699, 2.4049)
Luminance	0.0217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2829 #282A29

analogous

#2A282A #2A2829 #2A2828

triadic

#2A2829 #292A28 #28292A

tetradic

#2A2829 #2A2A28 #282A29 #28282A

square

#2A2829 #2A2A28 #282A29 #28282A

split-complementary

#2A2829 #282A28 #282A2A

monochromatic

#100F0F #100F0F #2A2829 #494648 #696466

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.64

#2A2829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#2A2829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2829

14.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2829	1.00	14.64	1.43	14.64
#FFFFFF	14.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292929

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A2828

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.003 345.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636162',
    500: '#2a2829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2829;
$custom-light: #636162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 330,
    "s": 2.439,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27935,
    "c": 0.00342,
    "h": 345.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2829

secondary

#555857

accent

#AC947C

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#EAE9EA

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2829

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

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