#252a39

Color #252a39

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.64 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#252a39

RGB

rgb(37, 42, 57)

HSL

hsl(225, 21.3%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 35.1%, 22.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.1%, 26.3%, 0%, 77.6%)

LAB

lab(17.2, 2.13, -10.33)

LCH

lch(17.2, 10.55, 281.65)

OKLCH

oklch(28.7%, 0.0285, 270.2)

HWB

hwb(225, 14.5%, 77.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#393425

Analogous

#253439

#252a39

#2a2539

Triadic

#252a39

#39252a

#2a3925

Split-complementary

#252a39

#392a25

#343925

Tetradic

#252a39

#342539

#393425

#2a3925

Square

#252a39

#392534

#393425

#25392a

Shades

Color #252a39 mixed toward black.

#1f232f

#191c26

#12151c

#0c0e13

#060709

Tints

Color #252a39 mixed toward white.

#404963

#5c688d

#818cad

#abb2c8

#d5d9e4

Tones

Color #252a39 mixed toward gray.

#272b37

#282c36

#2a2c34

#2c2d32

#2d2e31

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272736 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#272735 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#253332 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 8.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #252a39;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#252a39]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#252a39 (#252a39) is rgb(37, 42, 57) in RGB.

No, #252a39 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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