Colour

#252F34

#252F34
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#252F34 is a blue with RGB values 37, 47, 52 and HSL 200°, 17%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#252F34#252F34

HEX#252F34

RGBrgb(37, 47, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1843, 0.2039

RGB percentages14.5%, 18.4%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(200, 16.9%, 17.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 28.8%, 20.4%)

CMYK28.8%, 9.6%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,436,916

CSS custom property--colour: #252F34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.68:1

Contrast with white13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#DAD0CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2F34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2D34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#213031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Black · ΔE 19.5 Dim grey · ΔE 26.3 Slate grey · ΔE 34.7 Gray · ΔE 35.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#342A25

Analogous#253431, #252734

Triadic#34252F, #2F3425

Split complementary#342528, #343125

Tetradic#312534, #342A25, #273425

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8099A5

Lighter +30%#65808D

Lighter +20%#4F6570

Lighter +10%#3A4A52

Darker −10%#101416

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A333F

Less saturated −25%#2D2D2D

Channel breakdown

R37

G47

B52

Red37 (14.5%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)16.85%

Lightness17.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 2F · B 34

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