#252024Ink Black (#252024) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 333°, lightness 0.25 and chroma 0.011. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #252024 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 32, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(312, 7%, 14%) |
| HSV | hsv(312, 14%, 15%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 85%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(12.9 3.3 -1.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.251 0.011 333) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ink Black is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#271f21 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#262023 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#252024 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#252025 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 16.02:1 and against black 1.31:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a4a0a3 · #7f7a7e · #5c575b · #3b363a · #252024 · #030203
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#6d4342 · #5c313c · #492036 · #252024 · #230b2c · #130623
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c7a5a1 · #a682a0 · #99605c · #6b4865 · #4d3331 · #252024
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#a0d3ad · #847581 · #685364 · #453943 · #252024 · #130311
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf4ee · #b5acb3 · #6d726e · #3e353c · #252024 · #0a0f0b
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f1f3 · #cdcacc · #a29fa1 · #252024 · #0c090c · #da6ccb
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f3f1f3 · #cdcacc · #a29fa1 · #252024 · #0c090c · #e0c34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e7f6eb · #93bb9d · #4d7e5b · #1a4228 · #252024 · #170714
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f6eb · #a8b68c · #367f74 · #323d15 · #252024 · #00120f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f7f2e1 · #bcaf84 · #337c8b · #00404a · #252024 · #130d00
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fdefe3 · #cba788 · #4d7e5b · #153c56 · #252024 · #011206
#433E42 · #635F62 · #868285 · #AAA6A9 · #CFCDCF
#201B1F · #1B171A · #161315 · #110E11 · #0D0A0C
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.