Charcoal (Neutral)

#282730

RGB: 40, 39, 48

Color OverviewHEX #282730

#282730 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #282730 is composed of 16% red, 15% green, and 19% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 247°, saturation of 10%, and lightness of 17%.

HEX

#282730

RGB

40, 39, 48

HSL

247°, 10%, 17%

HSV

247°, 19%, 19%

CMYK

17%, 19%, 0%, 81%

Name Match

Charcoal

Closest Standard

Shades of #282730 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #282730 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #282730 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #282730

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #282730 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):14.76 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #282730 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):1.42 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #282730;
}

.element {
  color: #282730;
  background-color: #282730;
  border-color: #282730;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#282730] text-[#282730] border-[#282730]">
  Content styled with #282730
</div>