#2A2E28#2A2E28

#2A2E28 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.012 H 135.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2E28
RGB	rgb(42, 46, 40)
HSL	hsl(100, 7%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(100, 13%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.7%, 0%, 13%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.36, -3.18, 3.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.36, 4.56, 134.21°)
OKLab	oklab(29.51% -0.0085 0.0085)
OKLCH	oklch(29.51% 0.012 135)
XYZ	xyz(2.3148, 2.5994, 2.3869)
Luminance	0.0260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2E28 #2C282E

analogous

#2D2E28 #2A2E28 #282E29

triadic

#2A2E28 #282A2E #2E282A

tetradic

#2A2E28 #282D2E #2C282E #2E2928

square

#2A2E28 #282D2E #2C282E #2E2928

split-complementary

#2A2E28 #29282E #2E282D

monochromatic

#0F100E #0F100E #2A2E28 #484F44 #666F61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.82

#2A2E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#2A2E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2E28

13.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2E28	1.00	13.82	1.52	13.82
#FFFFFF	13.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E2D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A2D2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 46, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.012 135.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636661',
    500: '#2a2e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2e28;
$custom-light: #636661;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 100,
    "s": 6.977,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29506,
    "c": 0.01204,
    "h": 135
  },
  "luminance": 0.02599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2E28

secondary

#5A555D

accent

#78B09D

background

#F5F6F5

surface

#EAEBE9

border

#C6C6C5

text

#050605

muted

#797A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2E28

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

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