#252b26

Color #252b26

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark green.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#252b26

RGB

rgb(37, 43, 38)

HSL

hsl(130, 7.5%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(130, 14%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 0%, 11.6%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.8, -3.89, 2.37)

LCH

lch(16.8, 4.56, 148.65)

OKLCH

oklch(28.1%, 0.0125, 150.14)

HWB

hwb(130, 14.5%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b252a

Analogous

#272b25

#252b26

#252b29

Triadic

#252b26

#26252b

#2b2625

Split-complementary

#252b26

#29252b

#2b2527

Tetradic

#252b26

#252a2b

#2b252a

#2b2625

Square

#252b26

#25272b

#2b252a

#2b2925

Shades

Color #252b26 mixed toward black.

#1f2420

#191d19

#131613

#0c0e0d

#060706

Tints

Color #252b26 mixed toward white.

#465248

#67786a

#8b9c8e

#b2bdb4

#d8ded9

Tones

Color #252b26 mixed toward gray.

#262b26

#262a27

#272a27

#272927

#282928

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282827 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#272728 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#252828 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #252b26;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#252b26]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#252b26 (#252b26) is rgb(37, 43, 38) in RGB.

No, #252b26 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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