#2E3838#2E3838

#2E3838 is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.013 H 196.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E3838
RGB	rgb(46, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(180, 10%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(180, 18%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 0%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.64, -4.17, -1.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.64, 4.40, 198.60°)
OKLab	oklab(33.15% -0.0129 -0.0038)
OKLCH	oklch(33.15% 0.013 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.2545, 3.6946, 4.2823)
Luminance	0.0369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E3838 #382E2E

analogous

#2E3833 #2E3838 #2E3338

triadic

#2E3838 #382E38 #38382E

tetradic

#2E3838 #332E38 #382E2E #33382E

square

#2E3838 #332E38 #382E2E #33382E

split-complementary

#2E3838 #382E33 #38332E

monochromatic

#0E1111 #121616 #2E3838 #4A5A5A #657B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.08

#2E3838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#2E3838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E3838

12.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E3838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E3838	1.00	12.08	1.74	12.08
#FFFFFF	12.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#353538

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B3938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e3838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.013 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#666e6e',
    500: '#2e3838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e3838;
$custom-light: #666e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e3838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 9.804,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33149,
    "c": 0.01342,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E3838

secondary

#685A5A

accent

#7575B3

background

#F6F6F6

surface

#EBEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#060707

muted

#7A7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E3838

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

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