What color is #25211C?

#25211C is #25211C (37, 33, 28 in RGB; hsl(33, 14%, 13%)). It sits in the brown family. Contrast is 15.99:1 on white and 1.31:1 on black.

Is #25211C accessible for text?

Yes for normal text on white at 15.99:1 (WCAG AA). Still verify large and small text in a contrast checker before shipping.

How do I use #25211C in CSS?

Use #25211C, color: #25211c;, or a custom property like --color-25211c: #25211c;. Nearest Tailwind-style token approximation: stone-800. Confirm contrast pairs against WCAG before production.

Color brief · Brown

#25211C (#25211C) — practical notes

#25211C (#25211c) sits in the brown family at about 33° hue, 14% saturation, and 13% lightness. Contrast is 15.99:1 on white and 1.31:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-800 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

body text, chrome, and dark-mode surfaces
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #25211c is 1.31:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

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Specs & accessibility references: W3C WCAG 2.1 contrast minimum · MDN CSS color values · CSS Color Module Level 4 · WebAIM contrast guide.

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THE ORIGINAL SWATCH#25211C

100% opacity · sRGB

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#25211C

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brown family Calculated from HEX

HEX#25211C

RGBrgb(37, 33, 28)

HSLhsl(33, 14%, 13%)

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Selected text: #25211C

Preview textText size 24px

CONTRAST RATIO15.99:1

AA · normal text: Pass
AA · large text: Pass
AAA · normal text: Pass

Normal text: AA 4.5:1, AAA 7:1. Large text: AA 3:1 (24px regular or about 19px bold).

Against white15.99:1

Against black1.31:1

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Color codes

HEX

#25211c

RGB

rgb(37, 33, 28)

HSL

hsl(33, 14%, 13%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.2504 0.011 73.7)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 24%, 85%)

CSS variable

--color-25211c: #25211c;

CMYK is an approximate reference; print output depends on the color profile. HSV and CMYK are not CSS color functions.

OKLCH

css

:root {
  --color25211c-1: #25211c;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.13 · #292524

Nearest CSS named color

Black

Very different · ΔE 8.79 · #000000

Nearest Material color

grey-900

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.88 · #212121

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 7.23 · #212529

Using this color

Where #25211c works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

body text, chrome, and dark-mode surfaces
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #25211c is 1.31:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

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Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

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