#242525

Color #242525

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.59 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-800 #262626 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#242525

RGB

rgb(36, 37, 37)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.4%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.7%, 14.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 0%, 85.5%)

LAB

lab(14.58, -0.46, -0.16)

LCH

lch(14.58, 0.49, 199.18)

OKLCH

oklch(26.3%, 0.0015, 195.95)

HWB

hwb(180, 14.1%, 85.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#252424

Analogous

#242524

#242525

#242425

Triadic

#242525

#252425

#252524

Split-complementary

#242525

#252424

Tetradic

#242525

#242425

#252424

#252524

Square

#242525

#242425

#252424

#242524

Shades

Color #242525 mixed toward black.

#1e1f1f

#181919

#121212

#0c0c0c

#060606

Tints

Color #242525 mixed toward white.

#484a4a

#6c6f6f

#909393

#b5b7b7

#dadbdb

Tones

Color #242525 mixed toward gray.

#242525

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242425 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#242425 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#242525 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 0.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #242525;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242525]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#242525 (#242525) is rgb(36, 37, 37) in RGB.

No, #242525 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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