#242525#242525

#242525 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.3% C 0.001 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242525
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(180, 1%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(180, 3%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 0%, 85.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.58, -0.46, -0.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.58, 0.48, 199.24°)
OKLab	oklab(26.34% -0.0014 -0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(26.34% 0.001 197)
XYZ	xyz(1.7230, 1.8318, 2.0127)
Luminance	0.0183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242525 #252424

analogous

#242525 #242525 #242525

triadic

#242525 #252425 #252524

tetradic

#242525 #252425 #252424 #252524

square

#242525 #252425 #252424 #252524

split-complementary

#242525 #252425 #252524

monochromatic

#0F1010 #0F1010 #242525 #424444 #606363

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.37

#242525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#242525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242525

15.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242525	1.00	15.37	1.37	15.37
#FFFFFF	15.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252525

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#252525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242525

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.3% 0.001 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f5f',
    500: '#242525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242525;
$custom-light: #5e5f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 1.37,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26343,
    "c": 0.00147,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.01832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242525

secondary

#535252

accent

#7D7DAB

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040404

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #242525

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

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