#2E2828#2E2828

#2E2828 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.009 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E2828
RGB	rgb(46, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 7%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(0, 13%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.76, 2.77, 1.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.76, 2.95, 20.10°)
OKLab	oklab(28.34% 0.0085 0.0027)
OKLCH	oklch(28.34% 0.009 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.2685, 2.2517, 2.3222)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E2828 #282E2E

analogous

#2E282B #2E2828 #2E2B28

triadic

#2E2828 #282E28 #28282E

tetradic

#2E2828 #2B2E28 #282E2E #2B282E

square

#2E2828 #2B2E28 #282E2E #2B282E

split-complementary

#2E2828 #282E2B #282B2E

monochromatic

#100E0E #100E0E #2E2828 #4F4444 #6F6161

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.48

#2E2828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#2E2828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E2828

14.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E2828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E2828	1.00	14.48	1.45	14.48
#FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292928

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F2728

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e2828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.009 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#666161',
    500: '#2e2828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e2828;
$custom-light: #666161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e2828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 6.977,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28343,
    "c": 0.00891,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E2828

secondary

#555D5D

accent

#B0B078

background

#F6F5F5

surface

#EBE9E9

border

#C6C5C5

text

#060505

muted

#7A7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E2828

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

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