#252525#252525

#252525 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.000 H 0.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252525
RGB	rgb(37, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 0%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(0, 0%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 85.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.68, 0.00, -0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.68, 0.00, 323.13°)
OKLab	oklab(26.45% 0 0)
OKLCH	oklch(26.45% 0 0)
XYZ	xyz(1.7584, 1.8500, 2.0144)
Luminance	0.0185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252525 #252525

analogous

#252525 #252525 #252525

triadic

#252525 #252525 #252525

tetradic

#252525 #252525 #252525 #252525

square

#252525 #252525 #252525 #252525

split-complementary

#252525 #252525 #252525

monochromatic

#0F0F0F #0F0F0F #252525 #444444 #626262

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.33

#252525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#252525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252525

15.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252525	1.00	15.33	1.37	15.33
#FFFFFF	15.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252525

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#252525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#252525

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.000 0.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5f5f',
    500: '#252525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252525;
$custom-light: #5f5f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 0,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26448,
    "c": 0,
    "h": 0
  },
  "luminance": 0.0185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252525

secondary

#535353

accent

#A9A97E

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#040404

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #252525

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

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