What color is #252714?

#252714 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252714?

The RGB value is 37, 39, 20: 37 red, 39 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252714?

The complementary color is #161427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252714?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252714 color

#252714 rgb(37, 39, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #252714 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 15.3% green and 7.8% blue (37, 39, 20).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 32% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#252714 color codes

HEX	`#252714`
RGB	`rgb(37, 39, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 15.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 32%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 49%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 49%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.93, -4.76, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.93, 13.15, 111.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.615, 1.895, 0.942)`
Decimal	`2434836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252714, 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 #252714	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252714 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #252714 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252714; }
.text { color: #252714; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252714; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 39 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252714, #1b2714); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252714?: #252714 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252714?: The RGB value is 37, 39, 20: 37 red, 39 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252714?: The complementary color is #161427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252714?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.