#253231#253231

#253231 is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 30.5% C 0.018 H 190.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253231
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 49)
HSL	hsl(175, 15%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(175, 26%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.62, -5.69, -1.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.62, 5.81, 191.47°)
OKLab	oklab(30.5% -0.0173 -0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(30.5% 0.018 190.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.4578, 2.8962, 3.3347)
Luminance	0.0290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253231 #322526

analogous

#25322B #253231 #252D32

triadic

#253231 #312532 #323125

tetradic

#253231 #2B2532 #322526 #2D3225

square

#253231 #2B2532 #322526 #2D3225

split-complementary

#253231 #32252D #322B25

monochromatic

#0D1211 #0D1211 #253231 #3F5553 #597876

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.30

#253231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#253231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253231

13.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253231	1.00	13.30	1.58	13.30
#FFFFFF	13.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#303131

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E2F31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#213332

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.5% 0.018 190.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f6969',
    500: '#253231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253231;
$custom-light: #5f6969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.385,
    "s": 14.943,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30496,
    "c": 0.01755,
    "h": 190.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253231

secondary

#635051

accent

#7076B8

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040606

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #253231

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

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