#2E282D#2E282D

#2E282D is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.012 H 331.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E282D
RGB	rgb(46, 40, 45)
HSL	hsl(310, 7%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(310, 13%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13%, 2.2%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.93, 3.91, -2.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.93, 4.51, 330.04°)
OKLab	oklab(28.54% 0.0109 -0.006)
OKLCH	oklch(28.54% 0.012 331.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.3591, 2.2879, 2.7994)
Luminance	0.0229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E282D #282E29

analogous

#2C282E #2E282D #2E282A

triadic

#2E282D #2D2E28 #282D2E

tetradic

#2E282D #2E2C28 #282E29 #282A2E

square

#2E282D #2E2C28 #282E29 #282A2E

split-complementary

#2E282D #2A2E28 #282E2C

monochromatic

#100E10 #100E10 #2E282D #4F444D #6F616D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.41

#2E282D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#2E282D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E282D

14.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E282D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E282D	1.00	14.41	1.46	14.41
#FFFFFF	14.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28292D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292A2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F282A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e282d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 40, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.012 331.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#666165',
    500: '#2e282d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e282d;
$custom-light: #666165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e282d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 310,
    "s": 6.977,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28537,
    "c": 0.01246,
    "h": 331.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E282D

secondary

#555D56

accent

#B08178

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#060505

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E282D

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

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