#252323

Color #252323

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.95 Nearest Tailwind class stone-800 #292524 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#252323

RGB

rgb(37, 35, 35)

HSL

hsl(0, 2.8%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 5.4%, 14.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 5.4%, 85.5%)

LAB

lab(13.92, 0.93, 0.33)

LCH

lch(13.92, 0.99, 19.54)

OKLCH

oklch(25.8%, 0.003, 17.24)

HWB

hwb(0, 13.7%, 85.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232525

Analogous

#252324

#252323

#252423

Triadic

#252323

#232523

#232325

Split-complementary

#252323

#232524

#232425

Tetradic

#252323

#252523

#232525

#232325

Square

#252323

#242523

#232525

#242325

Shades

Color #252323 mixed toward black.

#1f1d1d

#191717

#121111

#0c0c0c

#060606

Tints

Color #252323 mixed toward white.

#4a4646

#706a6a

#958e8e

#b8b4b4

#dcd9d9

Tones

Color #252323 mixed toward gray.

#252323

#242323

#242424

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242423 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#242423 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#252323 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 1.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #252323;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#252323]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#252323 (#252323) is rgb(37, 35, 35) in RGB.

No, #252323 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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