#2E281C#2E281C

#2E281C is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.023 H 84.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E281C
RGB	rgb(46, 40, 28)
HSL	hsl(40, 24%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(40, 39%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13%, 39.1%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.42, 0.47, 8.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.42, 8.94, 87.00°)
OKLab	oklab(27.97% 0.0022 0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(27.97% 0.023 84.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.0951, 2.1823, 1.4093)
Luminance	0.0218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E281C #1C222E

analogous

#2E1F1C #2E281C #2B2E1C

triadic

#2E281C #1C2E28 #281C2E

tetradic

#2E281C #1C2E1F #1C222E #2E1C2B

square

#2E281C #1C2E1F #1C222E #2E1C2B

split-complementary

#2E281C #1C2B2E #1F1C2E

monochromatic

#13110C #13110C #2E281C #544933 #7A6A4A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.62

#2E281C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#2E281C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E281C

14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E281C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E281C	1.00	14.62	1.44	14.62
#FFFFFF	14.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B281B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C291C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#312625

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e281c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 40, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.023 84.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#676158',
    500: '#2e281c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e281c;
$custom-light: #676158;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e281c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40,
    "s": 24.324,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27965,
    "c": 0.02258,
    "h": 84.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E281C

secondary

#454E61

accent

#85C167

background

#F6F5F5

surface

#EBE9E9

border

#C6C5C5

text

#060503

muted

#7A7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E281C

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