#2E3038#2E3038

#2E3038 is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 31.0% C 0.015 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E3038
RGB	rgb(46, 48, 56)
HSL	hsl(228, 10%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(228, 18%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 14.3%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.96, 1.17, -5.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.96, 5.50, 282.31°)
OKLab	oklab(31.05% 0.0011 -0.0145)
OKLCH	oklch(31.05% 0.015 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.8973, 2.9802, 4.1632)
Luminance	0.0298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E3038 #38362E

analogous

#2E3538 #2E3038 #312E38

triadic

#2E3038 #382E30 #30382E

tetradic

#2E3038 #382E35 #38362E #2E3831

square

#2E3038 #382E35 #38362E #2E3831

split-complementary

#2E3038 #38312E #35382E

monochromatic

#0E0E11 #121316 #2E3038 #4A4D5A #656A7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.16

#2E3038 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#2E3038 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E3038

13.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E3038	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E3038	1.00	13.16	1.60	13.16
#FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E3138

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3038

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C3133

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e3038;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 48, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.0% 0.015 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66686e',
    500: '#2e3038',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e3038;
$custom-light: #66686e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e3038",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 9.804,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31045,
    "c": 0.01458,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E3038

secondary

#68655A

accent

#A675B3

background

#F6F6F6

surface

#EBEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#060607

muted

#7A7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E3038

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

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