#2E282E#2E282E

#2E282E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.6% C 0.014 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E282E
RGB	rgb(46, 40, 46)
HSL	hsl(300, 7%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(300, 13%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.97, 4.15, -2.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.97, 5.06, 325.02°)
OKLab	oklab(28.58% 0.0114 -0.0077)
OKLCH	oklch(28.58% 0.014 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.3786, 2.2957, 2.9021)
Luminance	0.0230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E282E #282E28

analogous

#2B282E #2E282E #2E282B

triadic

#2E282E #2E2E28 #282E2E

tetradic

#2E282E #2E2B28 #282E28 #282B2E

square

#2E282E #2E2B28 #282E28 #282B2E

split-complementary

#2E282E #2B2E28 #282E2B

monochromatic

#100E10 #100E10 #2E282E #4F444F #6F616F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.39

#2E282E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#2E282E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E282E

14.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E282E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E282E	1.00	14.39	1.46	14.39
#FFFFFF	14.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28292E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292A2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E282A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e282e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 40, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.6% 0.014 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#666166',
    500: '#2e282e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e282e;
$custom-light: #666166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e282e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 6.977,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28579,
    "c": 0.01378,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E282E

secondary

#555D55

accent

#B07878

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#060506

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E282E

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

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