#282828Dire Wolf (#282828) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 90°, lightness 0.28 and chroma 0. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #282828 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 40, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 16%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 84%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(16.1 0 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.277 0.000 90) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dire Wolf is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#2a2725 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#2a2827 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#282828 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#282829 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Dire Wolf 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 14.74:1 and against black 1.42:1, 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.
#9a9a9a · #757575 · #525252 · #282828 · #141414 · #010101
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.
#4d7259 · #46603d · #414c21 · #3c3901 · #282828 · #2d1a00
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.
#a8bea5 · #a6966d · #60855b · #6b5b30 · #364734 · #282828
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.
#cdc6b4 · #ada389 · #8c8266 · #495784 · #282828 · #130e04
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff2f9 · #b5b2a7 · #74767b · #433f34 · #282828 · #111319
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.
#f2f2f2 · #c9c9c9 · #9c9c9c · #282828 · #030303 · #e7c04d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edf2ff · #a3b1d9 · #6474a2 · #323d61 · #282828 · #1a1200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edf2ff · #8fb8d5 · #7c6c9c · #1a435d · #282828 · #160f21
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f6fa · #85bdc7 · #8f668b · #52324f · #282828 · #00171c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7f2 · #88bfb3 · #6474a2 · #5a303e · #282828 · #0d1224
#4c4c4c · #707070 · #949494 · #b7b7b7 · #dbdbdb
#212121 · #1b1b1b · #141414 · #0d0d0d · #070707
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields.