#242521#242521

#242521 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.007 H 118.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242521
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 33)
HSL	hsl(75, 6%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(75, 11%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 10.8%, 85.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.45, -1.41, 2.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.45, 2.88, 119.39°)
OKLab	oklab(26.2% -0.0035 0.0065)
OKLCH	oklch(26.2% 0.007 118.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.6636, 1.8080, 1.6999)
Luminance	0.0181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242521 #222125

analogous

#252421 #242521 #222521

triadic

#242521 #212425 #252124

tetradic

#242521 #212524 #222125 #252122

square

#242521 #212524 #222125 #252122

split-complementary

#242521 #212225 #242125

monochromatic

#10100E #10100E #242521 #43453E #63665B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.42

#242521 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#242521 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242521

15.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242521	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242521	1.00	15.42	1.36	15.42
#FFFFFF	15.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262521

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#252521

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242524

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242521;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.007 118.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f5c',
    500: '#242521',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242521;
$custom-light: #5e5f5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242521",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 75,
    "s": 5.714,
    "l": 13.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26195,
    "c": 0.00743,
    "h": 118.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242521

secondary

#4F4E54

accent

#79AF86

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040404

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #242521

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

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