#2E282C#2E282C

#2E282C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.011 H 338.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E282C
RGB	rgb(46, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(320, 7%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(320, 13%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13%, 4.3%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.89, 3.67, -1.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.89, 4.01, 336.42°)
OKLab	oklab(28.5% 0.0105 -0.0042)
OKLCH	oklch(28.5% 0.011 338)
XYZ	xyz(2.3401, 2.2803, 2.6993)
Luminance	0.0228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E282C #282E2A

analogous

#2D282E #2E282C #2E2829

triadic

#2E282C #2C2E28 #282C2E

tetradic

#2E282C #2E2D28 #282E2A #28292E

square

#2E282C #2E2D28 #282E2A #28292E

split-complementary

#2E282C #292E28 #282E2D

monochromatic

#100E10 #100E10 #2E282C #4F444B #6F616B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.42

#2E282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#2E282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E282C

14.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E282C	1.00	14.42	1.46	14.42
#FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28292C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292A2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F2829

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.011 338.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#666165',
    500: '#2e282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e282c;
$custom-light: #666165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 320,
    "s": 6.977,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28497,
    "c": 0.01128,
    "h": 338
  },
  "luminance": 0.0228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E282C

secondary

#555D57

accent

#B08B78

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#060505

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E282C

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

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