#2C282C#2C282C

#2C282C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.009 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C282C
RGB	rgb(44, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(300, 5%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(300, 9%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.67, 2.77, -1.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.67, 3.39, 324.86°)
OKLab	oklab(28.27% 0.0076 -0.0052)
OKLCH	oklch(28.27% 0.009 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.2521, 2.2349, 2.6951)
Luminance	0.0223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C282C #282C28

analogous

#2A282C #2C282C #2C282A

triadic

#2C282C #2C2C28 #282C2C

tetradic

#2C282C #2C2A28 #282C28 #282A2C

square

#2C282C #2C2A28 #282C28 #282A2C

split-complementary

#2C282C #2A2C28 #282C2A

monochromatic

#100F10 #100F10 #2C282C #4C454C #6C626C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.51

#2C282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#2C282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C282C

14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C282C	1.00	14.51	1.45	14.51
#FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28292C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29292C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C2829

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.009 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#656165',
    500: '#2c282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c282c;
$custom-light: #656165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 4.762,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28273,
    "c": 0.00921,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C282C

secondary

#555B55

accent

#AE7A7A

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050505

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C282C

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

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