#2C2C28#2C2C28

#2C2C28 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.007 H 106.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2C28
RGB	rgb(44, 44, 40)
HSL	hsl(60, 5%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(60, 9%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 9.1%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.87, -0.92, 2.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.87, 2.75, 109.47°)
OKLab	oklab(29.17% -0.0021 0.0068)
OKLCH	oklch(29.17% 0.007 106.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.3223, 2.4900, 2.3654)
Luminance	0.0249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2C28 #28282C

analogous

#2C2A28 #2C2C28 #2A2C28

triadic

#2C2C28 #282C2C #2C282C

tetradic

#2C2C28 #282C2A #28282C #2C282A

square

#2C2C28 #282C2A #28282C #2C282A

split-complementary

#2C2C28 #282A2C #2A282C

monochromatic

#10100F #10100F #2C2C28 #4C4C45 #6C6C62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.02

#2C2C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#2C2C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2C28

14.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2C28	1.00	14.02	1.50	14.02
#FFFFFF	14.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D2C28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D2B2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 44, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.007 106.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#656561',
    500: '#2c2c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2c28;
$custom-light: #656561;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 4.762,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29168,
    "c": 0.0071,
    "h": 106.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2C28

secondary

#55555B

accent

#7AAE7A

background

#F6F6F5

surface

#EBEBE9

border

#C6C6C5

text

#050505

muted

#7A7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2C28

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

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