#2C2828#2C2828

#2C2828 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.006 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2828
RGB	rgb(44, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 5%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(0, 9%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 9.1%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.53, 1.84, 0.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.53, 1.95, 19.85°)
OKLab	oklab(28.12% 0.0056 0.0018)
OKLCH	oklch(28.12% 0.006 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.1805, 2.2063, 2.3181)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2828 #282C2C

analogous

#2C282A #2C2828 #2C2A28

triadic

#2C2828 #282C28 #28282C

tetradic

#2C2828 #2A2C28 #282C2C #2A282C

square

#2C2828 #2A2C28 #282C2C #2A282C

split-complementary

#2C2828 #282C2A #282A2C

monochromatic

#100F0F #100F0F #2C2828 #4C4545 #6C6262

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.57

#2C2828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#2C2828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2828

14.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2828	1.00	14.57	1.44	14.57
#FFFFFF	14.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D2828

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.006 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#656161',
    500: '#2c2828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2828;
$custom-light: #656161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 4.762,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28117,
    "c": 0.00591,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2828

secondary

#555B5B

accent

#AEAE7A

background

#F6F5F5

surface

#EBE9E9

border

#C6C5C5

text

#050505

muted

#7A7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2828

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

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