#253232#253232

#253232 is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 30.5% C 0.017 H 196.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253232
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(180, 15%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(180, 26%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.66, -5.42, -1.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.66, 5.70, 198.28°)
OKLab	oklab(30.54% -0.0167 -0.0049)
OKLCH	oklch(30.54% 0.017 196.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.4791, 2.9047, 3.4470)
Luminance	0.0290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253232 #322525

analogous

#25322C #253232 #252C32

triadic

#253232 #322532 #323225

tetradic

#253232 #2C2532 #322525 #2C3225

square

#253232 #2C2532 #322525 #2C3225

split-complementary

#253232 #32252C #322C25

monochromatic

#0D1212 #0D1212 #253232 #3F5555 #597878

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.28

#253232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#253232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253232

13.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253232	1.00	13.28	1.58	13.28
#FFFFFF	13.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#303132

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E2F32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#213332

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.5% 0.017 196.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f6969',
    500: '#253232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253232;
$custom-light: #5f6969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 14.943,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30535,
    "c": 0.01744,
    "h": 196.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253232

secondary

#635050

accent

#7070B8

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040606

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #253232

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

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