#251c1c

Color #251c1c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#251c1c

RGB

rgb(37, 28, 28)

HSL

hsl(0, 13.8%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 24.3%, 14.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 24.3%, 85.5%)

LAB

lab(11.33, 4.41, 1.67)

LCH

lch(11.33, 4.72, 20.74)

OKLCH

oklch(23.7%, 0.0142, 18.05)

HWB

hwb(0, 11%, 85.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c2525

Analogous

#251c20

#251c1c

#25201c

Triadic

#251c1c

#1c251c

#1c1c25

Split-complementary

#251c1c

#1c2520

#1c2025

Tetradic

#251c1c

#25251c

#1c2525

#1c1c25

Square

#251c1c

#20251c

#1c2525

#201c25

Shades

Color #251c1c mixed toward black.

#1f1717

#191313

#120e0e

#0c0909

#060505

Tints

Color #251c1c mixed toward white.

#4f3c3c

#795c5c

#9f8080

#bfabab

#dfd5d5

Tones

Color #251c1c mixed toward gray.

#241d1d

#231d1d

#231e1e

#221f1f

#212020

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#21211c · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#22231c · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#251c1c · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #251c1c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#251c1c]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#251c1c (#251c1c) is rgb(37, 28, 28) in RGB.

No, #251c1c 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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