#242425#242425

#242425 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.1% C 0.002 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242425
RGB	rgb(36, 36, 37)
HSL	hsl(240, 1%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(240, 3%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 85.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.23, 0.25, -0.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.23, 0.71, 290.35°)
OKLab	oklab(26.07% 0.0005 -0.0018)
OKLCH	oklch(26.07% 0.002 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.6923, 1.7704, 2.0025)
Luminance	0.0177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242425 #252524

analogous

#242525 #242425 #252425

triadic

#242425 #252424 #242524

tetradic

#242425 #252425 #252524 #242525

square

#242425 #252425 #252524 #242525

split-complementary

#242425 #252524 #252524

monochromatic

#0F0F10 #0F0F10 #242425 #424244 #606063

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.51

#242425 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#242425 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242425

15.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242425	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242425	1.00	15.51	1.35	15.51
#FFFFFF	15.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242425

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#242425

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242424

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242425;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 36, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.1% 0.002 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5e5f',
    500: '#242425',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242425;
$custom-light: #5e5e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242425",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 1.37,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26072,
    "c": 0.00184,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242425

secondary

#535352

accent

#AB7DAB

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040404

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #242425

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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