#2E252E#2E252E

#2E252E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.021 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E252E
RGB	rgb(46, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(300, 11%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(300, 20%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.01, 6.26, -4.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.01, 7.61, 325.32°)
OKLab	oklab(27.83% 0.0172 -0.0116)
OKLCH	oklch(27.83% 0.021 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.2814, 2.1013, 2.8696)
Luminance	0.0210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2E252E #252E25

analogous

#2A252E #2E252E #2E252A

triadic

#2E252E #2E2E25 #252E2E

tetradic

#2E252E #2E2A25 #252E25 #252A2E

square

#2E252E #2E2A25 #252E25 #252A2E

split-complementary

#2E252E #2A2E25 #252E2A

monochromatic

#110E11 #110E11 #2E252E #504050 #725C72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.79

#2E252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#2E252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E252E

14.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E252E	1.00	14.79	1.42	14.79
#FFFFFF	14.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24272E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26282E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F2628

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.021 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665f66',
    500: '#2e252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e252e;
$custom-light: #665f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 10.843,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27835,
    "c": 0.02077,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E252E

secondary

#515E51

accent

#B47474

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#060406

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E252E

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

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