#2C242E#2C242E

#2C242E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.021 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C242E
RGB	rgb(44, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(288, 12%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(288, 22%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.46, 6.09, -5.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.46, 7.99, 319.60°)
OKLab	oklab(27.35% 0.0163 -0.0139)
OKLCH	oklch(27.35% 0.021 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.1627, 1.9945, 2.8553)
Luminance	0.0199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C242E #262E24

analogous

#27242E #2C242E #2E242B

triadic

#2C242E #2E2C24 #242E2C

tetradic

#2C242E #2E2724 #262E24 #242B2E

square

#2C242E #2E2724 #262E24 #242B2E

split-complementary

#2C242E #2B2E24 #242E27

monochromatic

#100D11 #100D11 #2C242E #4D3F50 #6E5A73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.01

#2C242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#2C242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C242E

15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C242E	1.00	15.01	1.40	15.01
#FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23262E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25272E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C2527

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.021 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655e66',
    500: '#2c242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c242e;
$custom-light: #655e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 12.195,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27353,
    "c": 0.02143,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C242E

secondary

#525E4F

accent

#B57380

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050406

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C242E

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