#2A282F#2A282F

#2A282F is a dark, near-neutral violet. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.013 H 298.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A282F
RGB	rgb(42, 40, 47)
HSL	hsl(257, 8%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(257, 15%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.6%, 14.9%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.58, 2.64, -4.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.58, 4.99, 302.01°)
OKLab	oklab(28.18% 0.0062 -0.0114)
OKLCH	oklch(28.18% 0.013 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.2266, 2.2151, 2.9990)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A282F #2D2F28

analogous

#282A2F #2A282F #2E282F

triadic

#2A282F #2F2A28 #282F2A

tetradic

#2A282F #2F282A #2D2F28 #282F2E

square

#2A282F #2F282A #2D2F28 #282F2E

split-complementary

#2A282F #2F2E28 #2A2F28

monochromatic

#0F0E11 #0F0E11 #2A282F #484450 #656071

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.55

#2A282F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#2A282F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A282F

14.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A282F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A282F	1.00	14.55	1.44	14.55
#FFFFFF	14.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27292F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27292F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29292A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a282f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 40, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.013 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636167',
    500: '#2a282f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a282f;
$custom-light: #636167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a282f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 8.046,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28183,
    "c": 0.01297,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A282F

secondary

#5C5E54

accent

#B177A0

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050506

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A282F

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

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