#2A2E2E#2A2E2E

#2A2E2E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 29.7% C 0.006 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2E2E
RGB	rgb(42, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(180, 5%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(180, 9%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.7%, 0%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.56, -1.75, -0.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.56, 1.85, 199.00°)
OKLab	oklab(29.72% -0.0054 -0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(29.72% 0.006 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.4249, 2.6435, 2.9667)
Luminance	0.0264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2E2E #2E2A2A

analogous

#2A2E2C #2A2E2E #2A2C2E

triadic

#2A2E2E #2E2A2E #2E2E2A

tetradic

#2A2E2E #2C2A2E #2E2A2A #2C2E2A

square

#2A2E2E #2C2A2E #2E2A2A #2C2E2A

split-complementary

#2A2E2E #2E2A2C #2E2C2A

monochromatic

#0F1010 #0F1010 #2A2E2E #474E4E #646E6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.74

#2A2E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.53

#2A2E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2E2E

13.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2E2E	1.00	13.74	1.53	13.74
#FFFFFF	13.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2E2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D2D2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#292E2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.7% 0.006 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636666',
    500: '#2a2e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2e2e;
$custom-light: #636666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 4.545,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29723,
    "c": 0.00564,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2E2E

secondary

#5D5757

accent

#7A7AAE

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050606

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2E2E

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

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