What color is #252807?

#252807 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252807?

The RGB value is 37, 40, 7: 37 red, 40 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252807?

The complementary color is #0A0728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252807?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252807 color

#252807 rgb(37, 40, 7)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #252807 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 15.7% green and 2.7% blue (37, 40, 7).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 70% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#252807 color codes

HEX	`#252807`
RGB	`rgb(37, 40, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 15.7%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 70%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 83%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 83%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.1, -6.96, 19.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.1, 20.24, 110.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.56, 1.926, 0.491)`
Decimal	`2435079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252807, 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 #252807	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252807 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #252807 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252807; }
.text { color: #252807; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252807; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 40 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252807, #152807); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252807?: #252807 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252807?: The RGB value is 37, 40, 7: 37 red, 40 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252807?: The complementary color is #0A0728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252807?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.