#252E33#252E33

#252E33 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.015 H 232.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252E33
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 51)
HSL	hsl(201, 16%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(201, 27%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 9.8%, 0%, 80%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.30, -2.46, -4.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.30, 5.12, 241.26°)
OKLab	oklab(29.48% -0.0094 -0.0122)
OKLCH	oklch(29.48% 0.015 232.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.3373, 2.5862, 3.5074)
Luminance	0.0259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252E33 #332A25

analogous

#253331 #252E33 #252733

triadic

#252E33 #33252E #2E3325

tetradic

#252E33 #312533 #332A25 #273325

square

#252E33 #312533 #332A25 #273325

split-complementary

#252E33 #332527 #333125

monochromatic

#0D1012 #0D1012 #252E33 #3F4E56 #586E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.84

#252E33 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#252E33 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252E33

13.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252E33	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252E33	1.00	13.84	1.52	13.84
#FFFFFF	13.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2E33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2C33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#212F30

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252e33;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.015 232.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f666a',
    500: '#252e33',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252e33;
$custom-light: #5f666a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252e33",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.429,
    "s": 15.909,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29475,
    "c": 0.01543,
    "h": 232.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252E33

secondary

#645750

accent

#896FB9

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040606

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #252E33

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

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