#2A2D2E#2A2D2E

#2A2D2E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.005 H 219.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2D2E
RGB	rgb(42, 45, 46)
HSL	hsl(195, 5%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(195, 9%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.7%, 2.2%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.22, -1.07, -1.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.22, 1.54, 225.83°)
OKLab	oklab(29.46% -0.0036 -0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(29.46% 0.005 219.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.3863, 2.5662, 2.9539)
Luminance	0.0257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2D2E #2E2B2A

analogous

#2A2E2D #2A2D2E #2A2B2E

triadic

#2A2D2E #2E2A2D #2D2E2A

tetradic

#2A2D2E #2D2A2E #2E2B2A #2B2E2A

square

#2A2D2E #2D2A2E #2E2B2A #2B2E2A

split-complementary

#2A2D2E #2E2A2B #2E2D2A

monochromatic

#0F1010 #0F1010 #2A2D2E #474C4E #646C6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.88

#2A2D2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#2A2D2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2D2E

13.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2D2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2D2E	1.00	13.88	1.51	13.88
#FFFFFF	13.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C2C2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#292D2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2d2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 45, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.005 219.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636566',
    500: '#2a2d2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2d2e;
$custom-light: #636566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2d2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 4.545,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29455,
    "c": 0.00464,
    "h": 219.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2D2E

secondary

#5D5857

accent

#877AAE

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050506

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2D2E

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

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