#2E2222#2E2222

#2E2222 is a dark, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.018 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E2222
RGB	rgb(46, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 15%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(0, 26%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 26.1%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.63, 5.74, 2.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.63, 6.15, 21.00°)
OKLab	oklab(26.62% 0.0175 0.0058)
OKLCH	oklch(26.62% 0.018 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.9875, 1.8405, 1.7636)
Luminance	0.0184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E2222 #222E2E

analogous

#2E2228 #2E2222 #2E2822

triadic

#2E2222 #222E22 #22222E

tetradic

#2E2222 #282E22 #222E2E #28222E

square

#2E2222 #282E22 #222E2E #28222E

split-complementary

#2E2222 #222E28 #22282E

monochromatic

#120D0D #120D0D #2E2222 #513C3C #745656

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.35

#2E2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#2E2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E2222

15.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E2222	1.00	15.35	1.37	15.35
#FFFFFF	15.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242422

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#272622

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#312122

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.018 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675d5c',
    500: '#2e2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e2222;
$custom-light: #675d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 15,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26621,
    "c": 0.01848,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E2222

secondary

#4D5F5F

accent

#B8B870

background

#F6F5F5

surface

#EBE9E9

border

#C6C5C5

text

#060404

muted

#7A7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E2222

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

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