#28282DAnthracite (#28282D) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 286°, lightness 0.28 and chroma 0.009. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #28282D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 40, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 6%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 11%, 18%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 82%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(16.3 1.3 -3.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.279 0.009 286) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Anthracite is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#2a2729 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#2a282c — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#28282d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#28282e — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Anthracite in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 14.67:1 and against black 1.43:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9b9b9f · #76767a · #525257 · #28282d · #141419 · #010102
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#314966 · #2a355a · #28282d · #231237 · #1c0522 · #12000f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c9adc0 · #9493bc · #97698a · #5a5880 · #4f3a49 · #28282d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cac88f · #818192 · #616078 · #434351 · #28282d · #0e0c20
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2f2ea · #b1b1bb · #777671 · #3e3e49 · #28282d · #14140e
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f1f4 · #c9c9cc · #9d9da1 · #28282d · #050508 · #d1c94e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f3f3e2 · #b7b589 · #7c7943 · #444114 · #28282d · #121123
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f3f3e2 · #c8ad88 · #628054 · #533a13 · #28282d · #0c1706
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee6 · #d3a792 · #47846c · #164a37 · #28282d · #210e05
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeded · #d6a3a5 · #7c7943 · #004a4a · #28282d · #161401
#4c4c50 · #707073 · #949496 · #b7b7b9 · #dbdbdc
#212126 · #1b1b1e · #141417 · #0d0d0f · #070708
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields.