Information about #252829 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #252829 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(37, 40, 41) — 14.5% red, 15.7% green, 16.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 84. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#252829 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Shadowland (#26272C). Slightly further away sit Black Russian (#24252B) and Charleston Green (#232B2B).

The recipe behind #252829 is rgb(37, 40, 41), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 14.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #252829 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#252829 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#252829 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#252829 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#252829 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#252829 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#252829 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #252829

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Shadowland color link
Shadowland

#26272C

Black Russian color link
Black Russian

#24252B

Charleston Green color link
Charleston Green

#232B2B

Wine Trail color link
Wine Trail

#27292D

Double Foundry color link
Double Foundry

#282A2C

Nero color link
Nero

#252525

Cinder color link
Cinder

#242A2E

Midnight Moss color link
Midnight Moss

#242E28

Dark Gunmetal color link
Dark Gunmetal

#1F262A

Bokara Grey color link
Bokara Grey

#2A2725

Silhouette color link
Silhouette

#2A252C

Blue Charcoal color link
Blue Charcoal

#262B2F

#252829 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#252829
  • RGB37, 40, 41
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 84
  • CSSrgb(37, 40, 41)
  • HSL195°, 5%, 15%
  • HSL Precise195°, 5.128%, 15.294%
  • HSV195°, 10%, 16%
  • HSB195°, 10%, 16%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.157, 0.161)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.157, 0.161, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.157, 0.161)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID252829
  • DECIMAL ID2435113
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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