#1E251F

Closest named color: Jet (#212529). oklch(25.5% 0.015 149.2), rgb(30, 37, 31).

White text reads best on this color (15.67:1).

About this color

#1E251F is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 26%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Jet (#212529), ΔE 0.020 away. White text reads best on it, at 15.67:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (26%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Jet (#212529)
Black text	1.33:1
White text	15.67:1

Values

HEX	#1E251F
RGB	rgb(30, 37, 31)
HSL	hsl(129, 10%, 13%)
OKLCH	oklch(25.5% 0.015 149.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #1E251F	15.67:1	AAA	Lc -105.3	Preferred for body text
Black text on #1E251F	1.33:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#1E251F text on white	15.67:1	AAA	Lc 102.6	Preferred for body text
#1E251F text on black	1.33:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F4

oklch(97.1% 0.003 145.5)
Step 100
100

#E7EBE8

oklch(93.6% 0.006 153.8)
Step 200
200

#D5DBD6

oklch(88.5% 0.009 150.7)
Step 300
300

#B9C4BA

oklch(80.9% 0.018 148.1)
Step 400
400

#95A697

oklch(70.7% 0.029 148.7)
Step 500
500

#7B907E

oklch(63.1% 0.036 149.3)
Step 600
600

#647A67

oklch(55.6% 0.039 148.9)
Step 700
700

#526756

oklch(49.1% 0.037 150.5)
Step 800
800

#445446

oklch(42.8% 0.03 148.5)
Step 900
900

#39453B

oklch(37.6% 0.023 150)
Step 950
950 (this color)

#1E251F

oklch(25.5% 0.015 149.2)

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#1E251F with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#25241F	0.012
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#24231F	0.012
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#1D2523	0.007
Achromatopsia (no color)	#232323	0.015

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #1E251F, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #1E251F in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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