#2C2A35Haiti (#2C2A35) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 293°, lightness 0.29 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #2C2A35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 42, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 12%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 21%, 21%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 79%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(17.7 3.7 -6.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.292 0.020 293) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Haiti is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#2e2931 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#2e2a34 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#2c2a35 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#2c2a36 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Haiti 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 14.1:1 and against black 1.49:1, 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.
#9a98a1 · #75737d · #52505b · #2c2a35 · #14121b · #010103
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.
#394b6b · #33375d · #2c2a35 · #281337 · #1f0521 · #14000d
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.
#d0b1c1 · #9d95be · #9e6c88 · #625a82 · #553d4a · #2c2a35
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.
#c3ca92 · #67637b · #484653 · #2c2a35 · #130e22 · #010105
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f3eb · #b3b2bc · #787974 · #43414c · #2c2a35 · #161711
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.
#f2f1f6 · #cac9cf · #9e9ca4 · #2c2a35 · #06050b · #c4ce4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f1f4e3 · #b3b88c · #787e48 · #43461b · #2c2a35 · #171326
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f1f4e3 · #c6b188 · #5e845c · #533f16 · #2c2a35 · #0b1b0b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee4 · #d3aa90 · #448775 · #134e40 · #2c2a35 · #231105
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedeb · #d7a5a1 · #787e48 · #034c52 · #2c2a35 · #161803
#494752 · #686770 · #898891 · #ACABB2 · #D0CFD5
#25242E · #1F1D26 · #19171F · #131118 · #0D0C12
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.