#222525

Color #222525

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.45 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-800 #262626 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#222525

RGB

rgb(34, 37, 37)

HSL

hsl(180, 4.2%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 8.1%, 14.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 0%, 0%, 85.5%)

LAB

lab(14.38, -1.36, -0.47)

LCH

lch(14.38, 1.44, 199.06)

OKLCH

oklch(26.1%, 0.0044, 197.2)

HWB

hwb(180, 13.3%, 85.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#252222

Analogous

#222523

#222525

#222325

Triadic

#222525

#252225

#252522

Split-complementary

#222525

#252223

#252322

Tetradic

#222525

#222225

#252222

#252522

Square

#222525

#232225

#252222

#232522

Shades

Color #222525 mixed toward black.

#1c1f1f

#171919

#111212

#0b0c0c

#060606

Tints

Color #222525 mixed toward white.

#454b4b

#687171

#8d9696

#b3b9b9

#d9dcdc

Tones

Color #222525 mixed toward gray.

#222525

#222424

#232424

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232325 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#232325 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#222525 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #222525;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#222525]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#222525 (#222525) is rgb(34, 37, 37) in RGB.

No, #222525 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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