#292E33 is a near-black neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It holds up as a large surface and is too dark to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #292E33 works with other colors. Named schemes with #292E33 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Gunmetal Gray is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Gunmetal Gray.
Gunmetal Gray plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Gunmetal Gray sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Gunmetal Gray opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Gunmetal Gray is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Gunmetal Gray carrying the quiet middle.
How #292E33 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #292E33 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #292E33;
--color-base-rgb: 41 46 51;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(29.8% 0.011 248.2);
--color-50: #F6F7F8;
--color-100: #E8EBED;
--color-200: #D2D6DB;
--color-300: #B1B8BF;
--color-400: #9099A2;
--color-500: #717A84;
--color-600: #5A6168;
--color-700: #43474C;
--color-800: #2E3033;
--color-900: #1D1F20;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
gunmetal-gray: {
50: '#F6F7F8',
100: '#E8EBED',
200: '#D2D6DB',
300: '#B1B8BF',
400: '#9099A2',
500: '#717A84',
600: '#5A6168',
700: '#43474C',
800: '#2E3033',
900: '#1D1F20',
},
}
$base: #292E33; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F6F7F8; $base-100: #E8EBED; $base-200: #D2D6DB; $base-300: #B1B8BF; $base-400: #9099A2; $base-500: #717A84; $base-600: #5A6168; $base-700: #43474C; $base-800: #2E3033; $base-900: #1D1F20; $base-hover: #212529; $base-subtle: #BBC0C6;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#292E33",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F6F7F8",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E8EBED",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D2D6DB",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#B1B8BF",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#9099A2",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#717A84",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#5A6168",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#43474C",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2E3033",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1D1F20",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}