What color is #252200?

#252200 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252200?

The RGB value is 37, 34, 0: 37 red, 34 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252200?

The complementary color is #000325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252200 color

#252200 rgb(37, 34, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #252200 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 13.3% green and 0% blue (37, 34, 0).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 100% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#252200 color codes

HEX	`#252200`
RGB	`rgb(37, 34, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 13.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 100%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.84, -3.69, 18.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.84, 19.26, 101.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.335, 1.537, 0.226)`
Decimal	`2433536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252200, 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 #252200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #252200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252200; }
.text { color: #252200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 34 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252200, #162500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252200?: #252200 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252200?: The RGB value is 37, 34, 0: 37 red, 34 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252200?: The complementary color is #000325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.