#252929

Color #252929

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.31 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#252929

RGB

rgb(37, 41, 41)

HSL

hsl(180, 5.1%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 9.8%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 0%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(16.2, -1.78, -0.61)

LCH

lch(16.2, 1.88, 198.92)

OKLCH

oklch(27.7%, 0.0058, 197.18)

HWB

hwb(180, 14.5%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#292525

Analogous

#252927

#252929

#252729

Triadic

#252929

#292529

#292925

Split-complementary

#252929

#292527

#292725

Tetradic

#252929

#252529

#292525

#292925

Square

#252929

#272529

#292525

#272925

Shades

Color #252929 mixed toward black.

#1f2222

#191b1b

#131515

#0c0e0e

#060707

Tints

Color #252929 mixed toward white.

#474f4f

#697575

#8d9999

#b3bbbb

#d9dddd

Tones

Color #252929 mixed toward gray.

#252929

#262828

#272727

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272729 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#272629 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#252929 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #252929;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#252929]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#252929 (#252929) is rgb(37, 41, 41) in RGB.

No, #252929 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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