#252831 Color

#252831 is rgb(37, 40, 49) in RGB and hsl(225, 14%, 17%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#252831

HEX#252831

RGBrgb(37, 40, 49)

HSLhsl(225, 14%, 17%)

HSVhsv(225, 24%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(27.8% 0.017 270.7)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 81%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #252831 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text14.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #252831 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#252831 Complementary#312E25 Analogous#252E31 Analogous#282531 Triadic#312528 Triadic#283125

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #252831, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#404554 #585F74 #737C96 #939AAE #B6BBC8 #D6D9E0

Shades

#21242C #1D1F26 #181A20 #16181D #121317 #0D0E11

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