#2A3438#2A3438

#2A3438 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 31.7% C 0.015 H 224.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A3438
RGB	rgb(42, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(197, 14%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(197, 25%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 7.1%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.96, -3.12, -3.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.96, 5.01, 231.50°)
OKLab	oklab(31.74% -0.011 -0.0106)
OKLCH	oklch(31.74% 0.015 224)
XYZ	xyz(2.8964, 3.2337, 4.2122)
Luminance	0.0323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A3438 #382E2A

analogous

#2A3835 #2A3438 #2A2D38

triadic

#2A3438 #382A34 #34382A

tetradic

#2A3438 #352A38 #382E2A #2D382A

square

#2A3438 #352A38 #382E2A #2D382A

split-complementary

#2A3438 #382A2D #38352A

monochromatic

#0D1011 #101415 #2A3438 #44545B #5E757E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.75

#2A3438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#2A3438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A3438

12.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A3438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A3438	1.00	12.75	1.65	12.75
#FFFFFF	12.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#323338

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#303238

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#263535

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a3438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.7% 0.015 224.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636b6e',
    500: '#2a3438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a3438;
$custom-light: #636b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a3438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 14.286,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31738,
    "c": 0.01533,
    "h": 224
  },
  "luminance": 0.03234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A3438

secondary

#685B55

accent

#8571B7

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050607

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A3438

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

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