#2C222E#2C222E

#2C222E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.026 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C222E
RGB	rgb(44, 34, 46)
HSL	hsl(290, 15%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(290, 26%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 26.1%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.83, 7.51, -6.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.83, 9.70, 320.77°)
OKLab	oklab(26.87% 0.0202 -0.0165)
OKLCH	oklch(26.87% 0.026 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.1038, 1.8768, 2.8357)
Luminance	0.0188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C222E #242E22

analogous

#26222E #2C222E #2E222A

triadic

#2C222E #2E2C22 #222E2C

tetradic

#2C222E #2E2622 #242E22 #222A2E

square

#2C222E #2E2622 #242E22 #222A2E

split-complementary

#2C222E #2A2E22 #222E26

monochromatic

#110D12 #110D12 #2C222E #4E3C51 #6F5674

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.27

#2C222E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#2C222E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C222E

15.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C222E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C222E	1.00	15.27	1.38	15.27
#FFFFFF	15.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21252F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23262E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C2326

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c222e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 34, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.026 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655d66',
    500: '#2c222e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c222e;
$custom-light: #655d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c222e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 15,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26866,
    "c": 0.0261,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C222E

secondary

#505F4D

accent

#B8707C

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050406

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C222E

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

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