#2C282D#2C282D

#2C282D is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.011 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C282D
RGB	rgb(44, 40, 45)
HSL	hsl(288, 6%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(288, 11%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 11.1%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.71, 3.01, -2.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.71, 3.98, 319.22°)
OKLab	oklab(28.31% 0.0081 -0.0069)
OKLCH	oklch(28.31% 0.011 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.2711, 2.2425, 2.7953)
Luminance	0.0224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C282D #292D28

analogous

#2A282D #2C282D #2D282C

triadic

#2C282D #2D2C28 #282D2C

tetradic

#2C282D #2D2A28 #292D28 #282C2D

square

#2C282D #2D2A28 #292D28 #282C2D

split-complementary

#2C282D #2C2D28 #282D2A

monochromatic

#100E10 #100E10 #2C282D #4C454D #6B626E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.50

#2C282D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#2C282D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C282D

14.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C282D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C282D	1.00	14.50	1.45	14.50
#FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28292D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28292D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C282A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c282d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 40, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.011 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#656165',
    500: '#2c282d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c282d;
$custom-light: #656165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c282d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28314,
    "c": 0.01066,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C282D

secondary

#565C55

accent

#AF7984

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050505

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C282D

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

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