What color is #252921?

#252921 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252921?

The RGB value is 37, 41, 33: 37 red, 41 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252921?

The complementary color is #252129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252921?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252921 color

#252921 rgb(37, 41, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #252921 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.1% green and 12.9% blue (37, 41, 33).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 11% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#252921 color codes

HEX	`#252921`
RGB	`rgb(37, 41, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.1%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 11%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 20%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.95, -3.68, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.95, 5.94, 128.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.83, 2.089, 1.745)`
Decimal	`2435361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252921, 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 #252921	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252921 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #252921 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252921; }
.text { color: #252921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252921; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 41 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252921, #212921); }

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Questions

What color is #252921?: #252921 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252921?: The RGB value is 37, 41, 33: 37 red, 41 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252921?: The complementary color is #252129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252921?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.