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Resene Nero N25-001-046 / #252525 Hex Color Code

#252525 Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #252525 is a very dark shade of gray. In the RGB color model #252525 is comprised of 14.51% red, 14.51% green and 14.51% blue. In the HSL color space #252525 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0% saturation and 15% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 0 nm.

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Tints and Shades

#252525 to white

  1. #252525
  2. #444444 / #444
  3. #666666 / #666
  4. #8a8a8a
  5. #afafaf
  6. #d6d6d6
  7. #ffffff / #fff

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  1. Model Master

    1. ★ Model Master 2921
      #262626       ΔE = 0.480 / LRV ≈ 1.9%
    2. Model Master 28134
      #2c2827       ΔE = 2.768 / LRV ≈ 2.2%

  2. Beckers

    1. ★ Darjeeling 520 / S 8500-N
      #262626       ΔE = 0.480 / LRV ≈ 1.9%
    2. Aubergine 710 / S 8502-R
      #2a2525       ΔE = 2.536 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  3. Dutch Boy

    1. ★ Pot Belly Stove
      #262626       ΔE = 0.480 / LRV ≈ 1.9%
    2. ★ Black Leather
      #282829       ΔE = 1.627 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  4. Pratt & Lambert

    1. ★ Midnight Black 33-16
      #262626       ΔE = 0.480 / LRV ≈ 1.9%
    2. ★ Black 25-17
      #212222       ΔE = 1.630 / LRV ≈ 1.6%

  5. Ford

    1. ★ Dark Charcoal
      #242424       ΔE = 0.482 / LRV ≈ 1.8%
    2. ★ Platinum Gray
      #282828       ΔE = 1.435 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  6. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ 426
      #242424       ΔE = 0.482 / LRV ≈ 1.8%
    2. ★ Hexachrome Black
      #212121       ΔE = 1.940 / LRV ≈ 1.5%

  7. Tollens

    1. ★ T2133-6
      #262525       ΔE = 0.499 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  8. Testors

    1. ★ Testors 2549C
      #262627       ΔE = 0.873 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  9. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. ★ S 9000-N
      #262423       ΔE = 1.254 / LRV ≈ 1.8%
    2. ★ S 8505-B20G
      #252828       ΔE = 1.824 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  10. Scib Paints

    1. ★ Kitty Kitty / 8253
      #282728       ΔE = 1.390 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  11. McCormick Paints

    1. ★ Kitty Kitty
      #282728       ΔE = 1.390 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  12. Vista Paint

    1. ★ Kitty Kitty
      #282728       ΔE = 1.390 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  13. Berger

    1. ★ Kitty Kitty / 8253
      #282728       ΔE = 1.390 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  14. Tamiya

    1. ★ Tamiya 80369,XF69
      #222423       ΔE = 1.413 / LRV ≈ 1.7%

  15. Vallejo

    1. ★ Vallejo 70.950 #169
      #252527       ΔE = 1.417 / LRV ≈ 1.9%
    2. ★ Vallejo 70.855 #205
      #272624       ΔE = 1.575 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  16. RAL

    1. ★ RAL 9004 / Signal black
      #282828       ΔE = 1.435 / LRV ≈ 2.1%
    2. ★ RAL 8022 / Black brown
      #212121       ΔE = 1.940 / LRV ≈ 1.5%

  17. Caparol

    1. ★ Schiefer 0
      #282828       ΔE = 1.435 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  18. GM / General Motors

    1. ★ Dark Gray
      #292929       ΔE = 1.909 / LRV ≈ 2.2%
    2. Charcoal Gray
      #282724       ΔE = 2.362 / LRV ≈ 2.0%

  19. Flügger

    1. ★ Ibenholt (U-738)
      #282826       ΔE = 1.956 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  20. Farrow & Ball

    1. ★ Pitch Black / 256
      #2a2829       ΔE = 2.058 / LRV ≈ 2.2%

  21. Sikkens

    1. ★ T4.03.09 (RAL 9011)
      #27292a       ΔE = 2.098 / LRV ≈ 2.2%
    2. ON.00.10
      #2b2b2a       ΔE = 2.904 / LRV ≈ 2.4%

  22. Chrysler

    1. ★ Charcoal Fleet
      #242828       ΔE = 2.160 / LRV ≈ 2.0%
    2. Buckingham Gray
      #2a2a2a       ΔE = 2.382 / LRV ≈ 2.3%

  23. Volkswagen

    1. ★ Dark Burgundy
      #242528       ΔE = 2.167 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  24. Colortrend

    1. ★ Black Ironwork
      #202122       ΔE = 2.184 / LRV ≈ 1.5%

  25. Resene

    1. Bokara Grey N28-005-068
      #2a2725       ΔE = 2.369 / LRV ≈ 2.1%
    2. Maxwell Smart N28-006-026
      #2a2525       ΔE = 2.536 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  26. Australian Standard AS2700

    1. N61 Black
      #2a2a2b       ΔE = 2.515 / LRV ≈ 2.3%

  27. Audi

    1. Schwarz / 9010, A1, L041
      #1f2020       ΔE = 2.581 / LRV ≈ 1.4%
    2. Brilliant Black / 9004, A2, A2A2, A2PA, A2PW, A2SF, A2SW, LY9B
      #1f1f1f       ΔE = 2.922 / LRV ≈ 1.4%

  28. Duron

    1. Caviar
      #252122       ΔE = 2.582 / LRV ≈ 1.6%

  29. Toyo Ink

    1. CF11021
      #212427       ΔE = 2.616 / LRV ≈ 1.7%

  30. Levis

    1. Black Touch
      #2c2b2b       ΔE = 2.993 / LRV ≈ 2.4%

  31. Dulux

    1. Night Jewels 1
      #2c2b2b       ΔE = 2.993 / LRV ≈ 2.4%

Color Directory

#252525 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#252525 foreground

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way--things I had no words for.

Georgia O'Keeffe
<p style="color: #252525">…</p>

#252525 background

Great art picks up where nature ends.

Marc Chagall
<p style="background-color: #252525">…</p>

#252525 shadow

As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.

Vincent van Gogh
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #252525">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
2434341
Binary
00100101, 00100101, 00100101
Hexadecimal
#252525
LRV
≈ 1.9%
Closest short hex
#222 ΔE = 1.452
RGB
rgb(37, 37, 37)
RGBA
rgba(37, 37, 37, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.333, g: 0.333, b: 0.333
RYB
red: 14.510%, yellow: 14.510%, blue: 14.510%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-14342875 / 0xff252525
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 15%)
HSLA
hsla(0, 0%, 15%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 0° (0.000), saturation: 0% (0.000), value: 15% (0.145)
HSP
hue: 0.000, saturation: 0.000%, perceived brightness: 14.510%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 146.356, S: 0.000, L: 14.680
Cubehelix
H: -120.000, S: 0.000, L: 0.145
TSL
T: 1.484, S: 0.000, L: 0.145
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 85% (0.855)
CMY
cyan: 85% (0.855), magenta: 85% (0.855), yellow: 85% (0.855)
XYZ
X: 1.758, Y: 1.850, Z: 2.014
xyY
x: 0.313, y: 0.329, Y: 1.850
CIELab
L: 14.680, a: -0.000, b: 0.000
CIELuv
L: 14.680, u: -0.000, v: 0.000
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 14.680, C: 0.000, H: 158.199
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 14.680, C: 0.000, H: 146.356
Hunter-Lab
L: 13.602, a: -0.726, b: 0.740
CIECAM02
J: 11.112, C: 0.729, h: 210.929, Q: 65.675, M: 0.637, s: 9.849, H: 267.802
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.081, jaune: -0.056, green: 0.096
LMS
L: 1.756, M: 1.915, S: 2.011
YCbCr
Y: 47.783, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000
YCgCo
Y: 37.000, Cg: 0.000, Co: 9.250
YDbDr
Y: 37.000, Db: 0.000, Dr: 0.000
YPbPr
Y: 37.000, Pb: 0.000, Pr: -0.000
xvYCC
Y: 47.776, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000
YIQ
Y: 37.000, I: 0.000, Q: 0.000
YUV
Y: 37.000, U: 0.000, V: -0.000
Munsell Color System
5Y 2/1 ΔE = 5.992
Brand Color
Dunked ΔE = 7.506

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