#242523#242523

#242523 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.3% C 0.004 H 128.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242523
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 35)
HSL	hsl(90, 3%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(90, 5%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 5.4%, 85.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.51, -0.95, 1.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.51, 1.51, 128.94°)
OKLab	oklab(26.27% -0.0025 0.0031)
OKLCH	oklch(26.27% 0.004 128.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.6924, 1.8196, 1.8518)
Luminance	0.0182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242523 #242325

analogous

#252523 #242523 #232523

triadic

#242523 #232425 #252324

tetradic

#242523 #232525 #242325 #252323

square

#242523 #232525 #242325 #252323

split-complementary

#242523 #232325 #252325

monochromatic

#0F100F #0F100F #242523 #434441 #61645F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.40

#242523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#242523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242523

15.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242523	1.00	15.40	1.36	15.40
#FFFFFF	15.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252523

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#252523

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242524

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.3% 0.004 128.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f5d',
    500: '#242523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242523;
$custom-light: #5e5f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90,
    "s": 2.778,
    "l": 14.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26267,
    "c": 0.00394,
    "h": 128.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242523

secondary

#525053

accent

#7CAC94

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040404

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #242523

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

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