#252E2A#252E2A

#252E2A is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.014 H 166.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252E2A
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 42)
HSL	hsl(153, 11%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(153, 20%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 0%, 8.7%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.98, -4.90, 1.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.98, 5.07, 165.33°)
OKLab	oklab(29.12% -0.014 0.0033)
OKLCH	oklch(29.12% 0.014 166.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.1578, 2.5144, 2.5617)
Luminance	0.0251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252E2A #2E2529

analogous

#252E26 #252E2A #252E2E

triadic

#252E2A #2A252E #2E2A25

tetradic

#252E2A #26252E #2E2529 #2E2E25

square

#252E2A #26252E #2E2529 #2E2E25

split-complementary

#252E2A #2E252E #2E2625

monochromatic

#0E110F #0E110F #252E2A #405049 #5C7268

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.97

#252E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#252E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252E2A

13.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252E2A	1.00	13.97	1.50	13.97
#FFFFFF	13.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E2D2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C2B2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#232E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.014 166.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f6663',
    500: '#252e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252e2a;
$custom-light: #5f6663;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 153.333,
    "s": 10.843,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29115,
    "c": 0.01441,
    "h": 166.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252E2A

secondary

#5E5157

accent

#7490B4

background

#F5F6F5

surface

#E9EBEA

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040605

muted

#797A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #252E2A

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

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