A dark gray with a hint of orange.

  • Commonly used for interactive elements like buttons and links, secondary interface elements, visual indicators and status markers, decorative accents and highlights, and background elements and containers
  • Used on the Creative South 2026 website (Dark text and headings).

Colour Values

HEX

#272521

RGB

39, 37, 33

HSL

40, 8, 14

OKLCH

oklch(26.52% 0.0079 84.59)

Contrast Analysis

Against White

15.30

Good

Against Black

1.37

Very poor

Matching Algorithm

Method

Using LAB colour space for perceptually accurate matching (CIE94 formula).

Distance

2.21

Excellent
Input Colour
Nearest Match
Distance: 2.21

Colour Combinations

Monochromatic

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Brand Palette

Primary brand color
stone-800
Brand accent
stone-700
Complementary accent
zinc-800
Text & UI elements
slate-800
Backgrounds & borders
slate-200