#2A2A2A#2A2A2A

#2A2A2A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.000 H 0.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2A2A
RGB	rgb(42, 42, 42)
HSL	hsl(0, 0%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(0, 0%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.06, 0.00, -0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.06, 0.00, 353.29°)
OKLab	oklab(28.5% 0 0)
OKLCH	oklch(28.5% 0 0)
XYZ	xyz(2.2007, 2.3153, 2.5210)
Luminance	0.0232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2A2A #2A2A2A

analogous

#2A2A2A #2A2A2A #2A2A2A

triadic

#2A2A2A #2A2A2A #2A2A2A

tetradic

#2A2A2A #2A2A2A #2A2A2A #2A2A2A

square

#2A2A2A #2A2A2A #2A2A2A #2A2A2A

split-complementary

#2A2A2A #2A2A2A #2A2A2A

monochromatic

#0F0F0F #0F0F0F #2A2A2A #494949 #676767

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.35

#2A2A2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#2A2A2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2A2A

14.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2A2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2A2A	1.00	14.35	1.46	14.35
#FFFFFF	14.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2A2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A2A2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2a2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 42, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.000 0.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636363',
    500: '#2a2a2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2a2a;
$custom-light: #636363;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2a2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 0,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28502,
    "c": 0,
    "h": 0
  },
  "luminance": 0.02315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2A2A

secondary

#585858

accent

#A9A97E

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#EAEAEA

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2A2A

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

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