#252E2E#252E2E

#252E2E is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.012 H 196.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252E2E
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(180, 11%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(180, 20%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 0%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.12, -3.86, -1.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.12, 4.07, 198.56°)
OKLab	oklab(29.27% -0.0119 -0.0035)
OKLCH	oklch(29.27% 0.012 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.2330, 2.5445, 2.9577)
Luminance	0.0255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252E2E #2E2525

analogous

#252E2A #252E2E #252A2E

triadic

#252E2E #2E252E #2E2E25

tetradic

#252E2E #2A252E #2E2525 #2A2E25

square

#252E2E #2A252E #2E2525 #2A2E25

split-complementary

#252E2E #2E252A #2E2A25

monochromatic

#0E1111 #0E1111 #252E2E #405050 #5C7272

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.92

#252E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#252E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252E2E

13.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252E2E	1.00	13.92	1.51	13.92
#FFFFFF	13.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2C2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#222F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.012 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f6666',
    500: '#252e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252e2e;
$custom-light: #5f6666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 10.843,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29267,
    "c": 0.01243,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252E2E

secondary

#5E5151

accent

#7474B4

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040606

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #252E2E

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

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