Colors

#2C2C2C

Soft Black

Soft Black is #2C2C2C — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#2C2C2C
RGB
rgb(44, 44, 44)
HSL
hsl(0,0%,17%)
HSV
hsv(0, 0%, 17%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,0,83)
OKLCH
oklch(29.3% 0.000 0.0)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#565656

20% white

#808080

40% white

#ABABAB

60% white

#D5D5D5

80% white

Shades

#232323

20% black

#1A1A1A

40% black

#121212

60% black

#090909

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Soft Black. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#525252

#525252

#050505

Analogous

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#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

Triadic

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#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#525252

#121212

Split Complementary

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#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#5E5E5E

#050505

Monochromatic

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#333333

#595959

#808080

#A6A6A6

#CCCCCC

Tetradic

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#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#2B2B2B

#4A4A4A

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 13.97:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass
On black · 1.50:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

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