#2B282C#2B282C

#2B282C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.008 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B282C
RGB	rgb(43, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(285, 5%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(285, 9%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 9.1%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.57, 2.32, -2.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.57, 3.15, 317.61°)
OKLab	oklab(28.16% 0.0062 -0.0056)
OKLCH	oklch(28.16% 0.008 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.2096, 2.2130, 2.6931)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B282C #292C28

analogous

#29282C #2B282C #2C282B

triadic

#2B282C #2C2B28 #282C2B

tetradic

#2B282C #2C2928 #292C28 #282B2C

square

#2B282C #2C2928 #292C28 #282B2C

split-complementary

#2B282C #2B2C28 #282C29

monochromatic

#100F10 #100F10 #2B282C #4A454C #6A626C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.56

#2B282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#2B282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B282C

14.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B282C	1.00	14.56	1.44	14.56
#FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28292C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28292C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B2829

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.008 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#646165',
    500: '#2b282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b282c;
$custom-light: #646165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 4.762,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28163,
    "c": 0.00838,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B282C

secondary

#565B55

accent

#AE7A87

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050505

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B282C

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

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