#252b2d

Color #252b2d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.78 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#252b2d

RGB

rgb(37, 43, 45)

HSL

hsl(195, 9.8%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 17.8%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(17.04, -2.1, -2.19)

LCH

lch(17.04, 3.03, 226.2)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.0092, 219.73)

HWB

hwb(195, 14.5%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d2725

Analogous

#252d2b

#252b2d

#25272d

Triadic

#252b2d

#2d252b

#2b2d25

Split-complementary

#252b2d

#2d2527

#2d2b25

Tetradic

#252b2d

#27252d

#2d2725

#2b2d25

Square

#252b2d

#2b252d

#2d2725

#272d25

Shades

Color #252b2d mixed toward black.

#1f2426

#191d1e

#131617

#0c0e0f

#060708

Tints

Color #252b2d mixed toward white.

#455054

#65767b

#8a999f

#b1bbbf

#d8dddf

Tones

Color #252b2d mixed toward gray.

#262b2c

#262a2c

#272a2b

#282a2a

#28292a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#28282d · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#27272c · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#252c2c · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #252b2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#252b2d]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#252b2d (#252b2d) is rgb(37, 43, 45) in RGB.

No, #252b2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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