#2A2E2A#2A2E2A
#2A2E2A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.009 H 145.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A2E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 46, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 5%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 9%, 18%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 0%, 8.7%, 82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.42, -2.72, 1.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.42, 3.36, 144.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(29.58% -0.0075 0.0052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(29.58% 0.009 145.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.3497, 2.6134, 2.5707) |
| Luminance | 0.0261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 3.85
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 4.83
Onyx
#353839
ΔE00 4.97
Gunmetal
#2A3439
ΔE00 6.27
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 7.03
Almost Black
#070D0D
ΔE00 9.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A2E2A #2E2A2E
analogous
#2C2E2A #2A2E2A #2A2E2C
triadic
#2A2E2A #2A2A2E #2E2A2A
tetradic
#2A2E2A #2A2C2E #2E2A2E #2E2C2A
square
#2A2E2A #2A2C2E #2E2A2E #2E2C2A
split-complementary
#2A2E2A #2C2A2E #2E2A2C
monochromatic
#0F100F #0F100F #2A2E2A #474E47 #646E64
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.79
#2A2E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.52
#2A2E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A2E2A
13.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A2E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A2E2A | 1.00 | 13.79 | 1.52 | 13.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E2D2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D2D2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2A2E2D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2D2D2D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a2e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 46, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.009 145.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#636663',
500: '#2a2e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a2e2a; $custom-light: #636663; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a2e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 46,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120,
"s": 4.545,
"l": 17.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.29575,
"c": 0.00908,
"h": 145.4
},
"luminance": 0.02613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A2E2A
secondary
#5D575D
accent
#7AAEAE
background
#F5F6F5
surface
#EAEBEA
border
#C6C6C6
text
#050605
muted
#797A79