#252829#252829

#252829 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.005 H 219.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252829
RGB	rgb(37, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(195, 5%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(195, 10%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 2.4%, 0%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.86, -1.09, -1.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.86, 1.56, 225.80°)
OKLab	oklab(27.42% -0.0036 -0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(27.42% 0.005 219.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.9219, 2.0710, 2.3959)
Luminance	0.0207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252829 #292625

analogous

#252928 #252829 #252629

triadic

#252829 #292528 #282925

tetradic

#252829 #282529 #292625 #262925

square

#252829 #282529 #292625 #262925

split-complementary

#252829 #292526 #292825

monochromatic

#0F1010 #0F1010 #252829 #424749 #5F6769

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.85

#252829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#252829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252829

14.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252829	1.00	14.85	1.41	14.85
#FFFFFF	14.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#272729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242828

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.005 219.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f6162',
    500: '#252829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252829;
$custom-light: #5f6162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 5.128,
    "l": 15.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2742,
    "c": 0.00472,
    "h": 219.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252829

secondary

#585352

accent

#877AAE

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040505

muted

#797979

Preview Lab

Preview with #252829

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

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