#2A2E38#2A2E38

#2A2E38 is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 30.1% C 0.019 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2E38
RGB	rgb(42, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(223, 14%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(223, 25%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 17.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.94, 0.94, -6.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.94, 7.02, 277.72°)
OKLab	oklab(30.15% -0.0006 -0.019)
OKLCH	oklch(30.15% 0.019 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.6455, 2.7317, 4.1285)
Luminance	0.0273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2E38 #38342A

analogous

#2A3538 #2A2E38 #2D2A38

triadic

#2A2E38 #382A2E #2E382A

tetradic

#2A2E38 #382A35 #38342A #2A382D

square

#2A2E38 #382A35 #38342A #2A382D

split-complementary

#2A2E38 #382D2A #35382A

monochromatic

#0D0E11 #101115 #2A2E38 #444B5B #5E677E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.58

#2A2E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#2A2E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2E38

13.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2E38	1.00	13.58	1.55	13.58
#FFFFFF	13.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B2F38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2D38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#273031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.1% 0.019 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63666e',
    500: '#2a2e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2e38;
$custom-light: #63666e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 14.286,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30148,
    "c": 0.01898,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2E38

secondary

#686355

accent

#A371B7

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050607

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2E38

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

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