#252E2B#252E2B

#252E2B is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.014 H 173.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252E2B
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 43)
HSL	hsl(160, 11%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(160, 20%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 0%, 6.5%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.02, -4.65, 0.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.02, 4.69, 172.19°)
OKLab	oklab(29.15% -0.0135 0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(29.15% 0.014 173.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.1759, 2.5217, 2.6571)
Luminance	0.0252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252E2B #2E2528

analogous

#252E27 #252E2B #252D2E

triadic

#252E2B #2B252E #2E2B25

tetradic

#252E2B #27252E #2E2528 #2D2E25

square

#252E2B #27252E #2E2528 #2D2E25

split-complementary

#252E2B #2E252D #2E2725

monochromatic

#0E1110 #0E1110 #252E2B #40504B #5C726A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.96

#252E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#252E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252E2B

13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252E2B	1.00	13.96	1.50	13.96
#FFFFFF	13.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C2C2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#232E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.014 173.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f6664',
    500: '#252e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252e2b;
$custom-light: #5f6664;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 10.843,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29152,
    "c": 0.01359,
    "h": 173.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252E2B

secondary

#5E5155

accent

#7489B4

background

#F5F6F5

surface

#E9EBEA

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040605

muted

#797A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #252E2B

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

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