#2E2A2A#2E2A2A

#2E2A2A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.006 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E2A2A
RGB	rgb(46, 42, 42)
HSL	hsl(0, 5%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(0, 9%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 8.7%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.48, 1.82, 0.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.48, 1.94, 19.84°)
OKLab	oklab(28.93% 0.0056 0.0018)
OKLCH	oklch(28.93% 0.006 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.3726, 2.4040, 2.5291)
Luminance	0.0240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2E2A2A #2A2E2E

analogous

#2E2A2C #2E2A2A #2E2C2A

triadic

#2E2A2A #2A2E2A #2A2A2E

tetradic

#2E2A2A #2C2E2A #2A2E2E #2C2A2E

square

#2E2A2A #2C2E2A #2A2E2E #2C2A2E

split-complementary

#2E2A2A #2A2E2C #2A2C2E

monochromatic

#100F0F #100F0F #2E2A2A #4E4747 #6E6464

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.18

#2E2A2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#2E2A2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E2A2A

14.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E2A2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E2A2A	1.00	14.18	1.48	14.18
#FFFFFF	14.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B2A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C2B2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F2A2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e2a2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 42, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.006 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#666363',
    500: '#2e2a2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e2a2a;
$custom-light: #666363;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e2a2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 4.545,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2893,
    "c": 0.00587,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E2A2A

secondary

#575D5D

accent

#AEAE7A

background

#F6F5F5

surface

#EBEAEA

border

#C6C6C6

text

#060505

muted

#7A7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E2A2A

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

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