#2E4242#2E4242

#2E4242 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.025 H 196.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E4242
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(180, 18%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(180, 30%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.3%, 0%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.36, -7.84, -2.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.36, 8.25, 198.05°)
OKLab	oklab(36.22% -0.0243 -0.007)
OKLCH	oklch(36.22% 0.025 196.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.0580, 4.8704, 5.8795)
Luminance	0.0487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E4242 #422E2E

analogous

#2E4238 #2E4242 #2E3842

triadic

#2E4242 #422E42 #42422E

tetradic

#2E4242 #382E42 #422E2E #38422E

square

#2E4242 #382E42 #422E2E #38422E

split-complementary

#2E4242 #422E38 #42382E

monochromatic

#0D1212 #151E1E #2E4242 #476666 #608A8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.64

#2E4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#2E4242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E4242

10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E4242	1.00	10.64	1.97	10.64
#FFFFFF	10.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F4042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3D42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#274342

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.025 196.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#677676',
    500: '#2e4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e4242;
$custom-light: #677676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 17.857,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36224,
    "c": 0.02525,
    "h": 196.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E4242

secondary

#735959

accent

#6D6DBB

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#EBEDED

border

#C6C8C8

text

#060808

muted

#7A7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E4242

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

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