Information about #252A2D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #252A2D stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cinder (#242A2E). Slightly further away sit Wine Trail (#27292D) and Blue Charcoal (#262B2F).
The recipe behind #252A2D is rgb(37, 42, 45), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #252A2D: 14.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:82) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #252A2D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#252A2D color variations
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#252A2D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#252A2D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#252A2D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#252A2D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#252A2D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #252A2D color
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Nearest named colors to #252A2D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#242A2E
#27292D
#262B2F
#232B2B
#282A2C
#26272C
#29292F
#292C2F
#29272F
#24252B
#232732
#242E28
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#252A2D
- RGB37, 42, 45
- CMYK3, 1, 0, 82
- CSSrgb(37, 42, 45)
- HSL203°, 10%, 16%
- HSL Precise202.5°, 9.756%, 16.078%
- HSV203°, 18%, 18%
- HSB203°, 18%, 18%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
- GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.165, 0.176)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.165, 0.176, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.165, 0.176)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID252A2D
- DECIMAL ID2435629
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
