#2A2D2A#2A2D2A
#2A2D2A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.007 H 145.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A2D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 45, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 3%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 7%, 18%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.7%, 0%, 6.7%, 82.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.08, -2.05, 1.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.08, 2.53, 144.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(29.3% -0.0056 0.0039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(29.3% 0.007 145.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.3111, 2.5362, 2.5578) |
| Luminance | 0.0254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 3.76
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 4.34
Onyx
#353839
ΔE00 4.58
Gunmetal
#2A3439
ΔE00 5.96
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 6.97
Almost Black
#070D0D
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A2D2A #2D2A2D
analogous
#2C2D2A #2A2D2A #2A2D2C
triadic
#2A2D2A #2A2A2D #2D2A2A
tetradic
#2A2D2A #2A2C2D #2D2A2D #2D2C2A
square
#2A2D2A #2A2C2D #2D2A2D #2D2C2A
split-complementary
#2A2D2A #2C2A2D #2D2A2C
monochromatic
#0F100F #0F100F #2A2D2A #484D48 #656C65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.93
#2A2D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.51
#2A2D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A2D2A
13.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A2D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A2D2A | 1.00 | 13.93 | 1.51 | 13.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D2C2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D2C2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2A2D2C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2C2C2C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a2d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 45, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.007 145.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#636563',
500: '#2a2d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a2d2a; $custom-light: #636563; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a2d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 45,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120,
"s": 3.448,
"l": 17.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.29305,
"c": 0.00683,
"h": 145.4
},
"luminance": 0.02536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A2D2A
secondary
#5C575C
accent
#7BADAD
background
#F5F6F5
surface
#EAEBEA
border
#C6C6C6
text
#050505
muted
#797A79