#252D2B#252D2B

#252D2B is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.012 H 178.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252D2B
RGB	rgb(37, 45, 43)
HSL	hsl(165, 10%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(165, 18%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 0%, 4.4%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.67, -3.98, 0.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.67, 3.99, 178.18°)
OKLab	oklab(28.87% -0.0117 0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(28.87% 0.012 178.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.1373, 2.4445, 2.6443)
Luminance	0.0244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252D2B #2D2527

analogous

#252D27 #252D2B #252B2D

triadic

#252D2B #2B252D #2D2B25

tetradic

#252D2B #27252D #2D2527 #2B2D25

square

#252D2B #27252D #2D2527 #2B2D25

split-complementary

#252D2B #2D252B #2D2725

monochromatic

#0E1110 #0E1110 #252D2B #414F4B #5C706B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.10

#252D2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#252D2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252D2B

14.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252D2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252D2B	1.00	14.10	1.49	14.10
#FFFFFF	14.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2C2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2B2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#232D2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252d2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 45, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.012 178.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f6564',
    500: '#252d2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252d2b;
$custom-light: #5f6564;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252d2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 9.756,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28873,
    "c": 0.01171,
    "h": 178.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252D2B

secondary

#5D5154

accent

#7584B3

background

#F5F6F5

surface

#E9EBEA

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040505

muted

#797A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #252D2B

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

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