#20251E

Closest named color: Jet (#212529). oklch(25.7% 0.015 136.7), rgb(32, 37, 30).

White text reads best on this color (15.61:1).

About this color

#20251E 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 0.021 away. White text reads best on it, at 15.61:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (26%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Jet (#212529)
Black text	1.34:1
White text	15.61:1

Values

HEX	#20251E
RGB	rgb(32, 37, 30)
HSL	hsl(103, 10%, 13%)
OKLCH	oklch(25.7% 0.015 136.7)

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 #20251E	15.61:1	AAA	Lc -105.2	Preferred for body text
Black text on #20251E	1.34:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#20251E text on white	15.61:1	AAA	Lc 102.6	Preferred for body text
#20251E text on black	1.34:1	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

#F5F6F4

oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
Step 100
100

#E8EBE7

oklch(93.7% 0.006 137.8)
Step 200
200

#D6DBD4

oklch(88.6% 0.011 136.6)
Step 300
300

#BBC3B8

oklch(80.8% 0.018 137)
Step 400
400

#99A594

oklch(70.7% 0.028 136.4)
Step 500
500

#808F7A

oklch(63.2% 0.035 136.7)
Step 600
600

#697963

oklch(55.6% 0.038 137.2)
Step 700
700

#576652

oklch(49.2% 0.036 137.9)
Step 800
800

#475343

oklch(42.7% 0.03 137.9)
Step 900
900

#3C4538

oklch(37.8% 0.025 136)
Step 950
950 (this color)

#20251E

oklch(25.7% 0.015 136.7)

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#20251E 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)	#26241E	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#25231E	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#202423	0.011
Achromatopsia (no color)	#242424	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 #20251E, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #20251E 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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