#252c39

Color #252c39

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.32 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#252c39

RGB

rgb(37, 44, 57)

HSL

hsl(219, 21.3%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 35.1%, 22.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.1%, 22.8%, 0%, 77.6%)

LAB

lab(17.87, 0.72, -9.3)

LCH

lch(17.87, 9.33, 274.43)

OKLCH

oklch(29.2%, 0.0258, 262.65)

HWB

hwb(219, 14.5%, 77.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#393225

Analogous

#253639

#252c39

#282539

Triadic

#252c39

#39252c

#2c3925

Split-complementary

#252c39

#392825

#363925

Tetradic

#252c39

#322539

#393225

#2c3925

Square

#252c39

#392536

#393225

#253928

Shades

Color #252c39 mixed toward black.

#1f252f

#191d26

#12161c

#0c0f13

#060709

Tints

Color #252c39 mixed toward white.

#404c63

#5c6d8d

#8190ad

#abb5c8

#d5dae4

Tones

Color #252c39 mixed toward gray.

#272c37

#282d36

#2a2d34

#2c2e32

#2d2e31

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (14.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282836 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#282735 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#253433 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #252c39;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#252c39]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#252c39 (#252c39) is rgb(37, 44, 57) in RGB.

No, #252c39 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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