#252D2A#252D2A

#252D2A is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.012 H 170.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252D2A
RGB	rgb(37, 45, 42)
HSL	hsl(158, 10%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(158, 18%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 0%, 6.7%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.63, -4.24, 0.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.63, 4.31, 169.65°)
OKLab	oklab(28.84% -0.0122 0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(28.84% 0.012 170.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.1192, 2.4372, 2.5488)
Luminance	0.0244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252D2A #2D2528

analogous

#252D26 #252D2A #252C2D

triadic

#252D2A #2A252D #2D2A25

tetradic

#252D2A #26252D #2D2528 #2C2D25

square

#252D2A #26252D #2D2528 #2C2D25

split-complementary

#252D2A #2D252C #2D2625

monochromatic

#0E1110 #0E1110 #252D2A #414F49 #5C7069

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.12

#252D2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#252D2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252D2A

14.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252D2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252D2A	1.00	14.12	1.49	14.12
#FFFFFF	14.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2B2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#232D2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252d2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 45, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.012 170.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f6563',
    500: '#252d2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252d2a;
$custom-light: #5f6563;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252d2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.5,
    "s": 9.756,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28836,
    "c": 0.0124,
    "h": 170.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252D2A

secondary

#5D5155

accent

#758CB3

background

#F5F6F5

surface

#E9EBEA

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040505

muted

#797A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #252D2A

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

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