All About Color #282A2A

#282A2A

About #282A2A

#282A2A is a very dark gray color with the hex code #282A2A. In RGB it is red 40, green 42, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 2%, lightness 16%; in CMYK it is 5%, 0%, 0%, 84%. Its contrast ratio is 14.43:1 on white and 1.45:1 on black.

#282A2A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 2A, 2A
CMYK4.76%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 83.53%
RGB Decimal40, 42, 42
HSL180°, 2%, 16%
RGB Octal50, 52, 52
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 4.76%, 16.47%
RGB Binary101000, 101010, 101010
CIE-L*AB16.87, -0.89, -0.31
RGB Percent15.69%, 16.47%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH16.87, 0.95, 199.39
XYZ2.12, 2.27, 2.52
CIE-L*UV16.87, -0.89, -0.19
xyY0.31, 0.33, 2.27
Hunter-Lab15.08, -1.29, 0.66
RYB15.69%, 16.08%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#282A2A on a dark background: contrast 1.45:1, fails WCAG AA.
#282A2A on a light background: contrast 14.43:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #282A2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #282A2A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#282A2A · #555858 · #0C0D0D · #2A2828 · #585555

Analogous palette

#282A28 · #282A29 · #282A2A · #28292A · #28282A

Triadic palette

#282A2A · #2A282A · #2A2A28 · #555858 · #585558

Tetradic palette

#282A2A · #29282A · #2A2828 · #292A28 · #0C0D0D

Monochromatic palette

#0C0D0D · #0C0D0D · #282A2A · #4D5151 · #737878

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