Primary#000000
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#E6E6E6
RGB 230, 230, 230
HSL 0°, 0%, 90%
Fail 1.25 AAA 11.82
100 Copy
#B2B2B2
RGB 178, 178, 178
HSL 0°, 0%, 70%
Fail 2.12 AA 6.96
300 Copy
#666666
RGB 102, 102, 102
HSL 0°, 0%, 40%
AA 5.74 Fail 2.57
500 Copy
#000000
RGB 0, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 0%, 0%
AAA 21.0 Fail 1.42
700 Copy
#000000
RGB 0, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 0%, 0%
AAA 21.0 Fail 1.42
900 Copy
#000000
RGB 0, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 0%, 0%
AAA 21.0 Fail 1.42
Secondary#404040
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#ECECEC
RGB 236, 236, 236
HSL 0°, 0%, 93%
Fail 1.18 AAA 12.49
100 Copy
#C6C6C6
RGB 198, 198, 198
HSL 0°, 0%, 78%
Fail 1.71 AAA 8.64
300 Copy
#8C8C8C
RGB 140, 140, 140
HSL 0°, 0%, 55%
AA large 3.36 AA large 4.39
500 Copy
#404040
RGB 64, 64, 64
HSL 0°, 0%, 25%
AAA 10.37 Fail 1.42
700 Copy
#303030
RGB 48, 48, 48
HSL 0°, 0%, 19%
AAA 13.2 Fail 1.12
900 Copy
#202020
RGB 32, 32, 32
HSL 0°, 0%, 13%
AAA 16.29 Fail 1.1
Tertiary#404040
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#ECECEC
RGB 236, 236, 236
HSL 0°, 0%, 93%
Fail 1.18 AAA 12.49
100 Copy
#C6C6C6
RGB 198, 198, 198
HSL 0°, 0%, 78%
Fail 1.71 AAA 8.64
300 Copy
#8C8C8C
RGB 140, 140, 140
HSL 0°, 0%, 55%
AA large 3.36 AA large 4.39
500 Copy
#404040
RGB 64, 64, 64
HSL 0°, 0%, 25%
AAA 10.37 Fail 1.42
700 Copy
#303030
RGB 48, 48, 48
HSL 0°, 0%, 19%
AAA 13.2 Fail 1.12
900 Copy
#202020
RGB 32, 32, 32
HSL 0°, 0%, 13%
AAA 16.29 Fail 1.1
Quaternary#404040
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#ECECEC
RGB 236, 236, 236
HSL 0°, 0%, 93%
Fail 1.18 AAA 12.49
100 Copy
#C6C6C6
RGB 198, 198, 198
HSL 0°, 0%, 78%
Fail 1.71 AAA 8.64
300 Copy
#8C8C8C
RGB 140, 140, 140
HSL 0°, 0%, 55%
AA large 3.36 AA large 4.39
500 Copy
#404040
RGB 64, 64, 64
HSL 0°, 0%, 25%
AAA 10.37 Fail 1.42
700 Copy
#303030
RGB 48, 48, 48
HSL 0°, 0%, 19%
AAA 13.2 Fail 1.12
900 Copy
#202020
RGB 32, 32, 32
HSL 0°, 0%, 13%
AAA 16.29 Fail 1.1
Quinary#404040
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#ECECEC
RGB 236, 236, 236
HSL 0°, 0%, 93%
Fail 1.18 AAA 12.49
100 Copy
#C6C6C6
RGB 198, 198, 198
HSL 0°, 0%, 78%
Fail 1.71 AAA 8.64
300 Copy
#8C8C8C
RGB 140, 140, 140
HSL 0°, 0%, 55%
AA large 3.36 AA large 4.39
500 Copy
#404040
RGB 64, 64, 64
HSL 0°, 0%, 25%
AAA 10.37 Fail 1.42
700 Copy
#303030
RGB 48, 48, 48
HSL 0°, 0%, 19%
AAA 13.2 Fail 1.12
900 Copy
#202020
RGB 32, 32, 32
HSL 0°, 0%, 13%
AAA 16.29 Fail 1.1
Neutral#684B4B
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0EDED
RGB 240, 237, 237
HSL 0°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D2C9C9
RGB 210, 201, 201
HSL 0°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.09
300 Copy
#A49393
RGB 164, 147, 147
HSL 0°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.93 AA 5.04
500 Copy
#684B4B
RGB 104, 75, 75
HSL 0°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.79 Fail 1.89
700 Copy
#4E3838
RGB 78, 56, 56
HSL 0°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.79 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342626
RGB 52, 38, 38
HSL 0°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.47 Fail 1.02
Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Black Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Export as CSS variables
Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to 000000-analogous.css and 000000-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #E6E6E6;
--primary-100: #B2B2B2;
--primary-300: #666666;
--primary-500: #000000;
--primary-700: #000000;
--primary-900: #000000;
--secondary-50: #ECECEC;
--secondary-100: #C6C6C6;
--secondary-300: #8C8C8C;
--secondary-500: #404040;
--secondary-700: #303030;
--secondary-900: #202020;
--tertiary-50: #ECECEC;
--tertiary-100: #C6C6C6;
--tertiary-300: #8C8C8C;
--tertiary-500: #404040;
--tertiary-700: #303030;
--tertiary-900: #202020;
--quaternary-50: #ECECEC;
--quaternary-100: #C6C6C6;
--quaternary-300: #8C8C8C;
--quaternary-500: #404040;
--quaternary-700: #303030;
--quaternary-900: #202020;
--quinary-50: #ECECEC;
--quinary-100: #C6C6C6;
--quinary-300: #8C8C8C;
--quinary-500: #404040;
--quinary-700: #303030;
--quinary-900: #202020;
--neutral-50: #F0EDED;
--neutral-100: #D2C9C9;
--neutral-300: #A49393;
--neutral-500: #684B4B;
--neutral-700: #4E3838;
--neutral-900: #342626;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.