#253333#253333

#253333 is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 30.9% C 0.019 H 196.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253333
RGB	rgb(37, 51, 51)
HSL	hsl(180, 16%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(180, 27%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 0%, 0%, 80%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.04, -5.79, -1.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.04, 6.10, 198.22°)
OKLab	oklab(30.85% -0.0179 -0.0052)
OKLCH	oklch(30.85% 0.019 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.5441, 2.9999, 3.5763)
Luminance	0.0300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253333 #332525

analogous

#25332C #253333 #252C33

triadic

#253333 #332533 #333325

tetradic

#253333 #2C2533 #332525 #2C3325

square

#253333 #2C2533 #332525 #2C3325

split-complementary

#253333 #33252C #332C25

monochromatic

#0D1212 #0D1212 #253333 #3F5656 #587A7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.13

#253333 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#253333 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253333

13.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253333	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253333	1.00	13.13	1.60	13.13
#FFFFFF	13.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#313233

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E3033

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#203433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253333;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 51, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.9% 0.019 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#606a6a',
    500: '#253333',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253333;
$custom-light: #606a6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253333",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 15.909,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30853,
    "c": 0.01865,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253333

secondary

#645050

accent

#6F6FB9

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040606

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #253333

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

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