What color is #00251B?

#00251B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00251B?

The RGB value is 0, 37, 27: 0 red, 37 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00251B?

The complementary color is #25000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00251B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00251B color

#00251B rgb(0, 37, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #00251B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 14.5% green and 10.6% blue (0, 37, 27).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#00251B color codes

HEX	`#00251B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 37, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 14.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 27%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.97, -16.41, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.97, 16.67, 169.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.859, 1.402, 1.262)`
Decimal	`9499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00251B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00251B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00251B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00251B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00251b; }
.text { color: #00251b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00251b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 37 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00251b, #001d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #00251B?: #00251B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00251B?: The RGB value is 0, 37, 27: 0 red, 37 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00251B?: The complementary color is #25000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00251B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.