#2B2C30Caviar (#2B2C30) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 275°, lightness 0.29 and chroma 0.007. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #2B2C30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 44, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 5%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 10%, 19%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 81%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(18 0.6 -2.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.294 0.007 275) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Caviar 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.
#2d2b2c — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#2d2c2f — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#2b2c30 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#2b2c31 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Caviar 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 13.95:1 and against black 1.51:1, 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.
#9fa0a3 · #797a7e · #56575b · #2b2c30 · #17181b · #020203
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.
#2d4f69 · #253c5e · #2b2c30 · #1f173c · #190727 · #0f0012
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.
#cab3ca · #919ac2 · #966f96 · #565f86 · #513f51 · #2b2c30
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.
#d3c48c · #60667d · #454855 · #2b2c30 · #0d1024 · #010106
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f2ea · #b0b3bd · #7a7974 · #40434d · #2b2c30 · #191711
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.
#f1f2f4 · #cbcbce · #a0a1a4 · #2b2c30 · #0c0d10 · #e1c34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6f2e1 · #bfb488 · #877943 · #4e4316 · #2b2c30 · #121528
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6f2e1 · #cfac8c · #6f814f · #5b3c1c · #2b2c30 · #131a06
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffede9 · #d7a79a · #548665 · #244d34 · #2b2c30 · #25100b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf0 · #d6a4ae · #877943 · #0a4e48 · #2b2c30 · #1c1602
#4e4f53 · #727275 · #959698 · #b8b9ba · #dcdcdd
#242528 · #1d1d20 · #161618 · #0e0f10 · #070708
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields.