#2C242D#2C242D

#2C242D is a dark, near-neutral purple. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.020 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C242D
RGB	rgb(44, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(293, 11%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(293, 20%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 20%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.42, 5.84, -4.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.42, 7.39, 322.18°)
OKLab	oklab(27.31% 0.0159 -0.0121)
OKLCH	oklch(27.31% 0.02 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.1432, 1.9867, 2.7527)
Luminance	0.0199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C242D #252D24

analogous

#27242D #2C242D #2D2429

triadic

#2C242D #2D2C24 #242D2C

tetradic

#2C242D #2D2724 #252D24 #24292D

square

#2C242D #2D2724 #252D24 #24292D

split-complementary

#2C242D #292D24 #242D27

monochromatic

#110E11 #110E11 #2C242D #4D3F4F #6E5A71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.03

#2C242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#2C242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C242D

15.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C242D	1.00	15.03	1.40	15.03
#FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23262D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25272D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C2527

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.020 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655e65',
    500: '#2c242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c242d;
$custom-light: #655e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.333,
    "s": 11.111,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27308,
    "c": 0.01997,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C242D

secondary

#515D50

accent

#B4747B

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050405

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C242D

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

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