#293432Aztec (#293432) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 183°, lightness 0.31 and chroma 0.015. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #293432 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 52, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 12%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 21%, 20%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 80%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(20.7 -5.1 -0.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.314 0.015 183) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Aztec 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.
#2c332e — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#2b3431 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#293432 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#293433 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Aztec 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 12.87:1 and against black 1.63:1, 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.
#939c9a · #6d7775 · #4a5452 · #293432 · #0c1614 · #000101
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.
#577694 · #3a687f · #195a68 · #004b4e · #293432 · #002b1d
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.
#8ba8b9 · #5a9188 · #386e8c · #374f5d · #293432 · #001f1b
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.
#b57b89 · #55746f · #41524f · #293432 · #001d19 · #000403
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eff1 · #acb9b6 · #827b7c · #3e4c4a · #293432 · #21191b
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.
#eef3f2 · #c5cbca · #989f9d · #293432 · #020605 · #e64e82
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eef3f2 · #c5cbca · #989f9d · #293432 · #020605 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffecf0 · #d8a6b2 · #a36a79 · #653a45 · #293432 · #02211d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf0 · #cea8c6 · #a56d60 · #5d3b58 · #293432 · #2b1510
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5eeff · #bdadd6 · #9d734d · #614122 · #293432 · #1f172a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf1ff · #a9b4dd · #a36a79 · #55481c · #293432 · #2a141a
#46514F · #666F6D · #878F8D · #A9B0AF · #CDD2D1
#222C2A · #1C2423 · #151D1C · #0F1614 · #090F0E
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.