Close to Gunmetal
#002521
#002521 is a near-black neutral, close to the color Gunmetal. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 14.5% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 174°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #002521.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
16.32:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.29:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.32:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.29:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #002521 as they’d see it.
#002521 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #002521
What color is #002521?
#002521 is a near-black neutral, close to the color Gunmetal. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 14.5% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 174°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #002521 in RGB?
#002521 is rgb(0, 37, 33): 0 red, 37 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #002521 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 0, 11, 85). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #002521?
PANTONE 3165 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #002521?
Its complement #33181C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.