What color is #252A05?

#252A05 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252A05?

The RGB value is 37, 42, 5: 37 red, 42 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252A05?

The complementary color is #0A052A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252A05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252A05 color

#252A05 rgb(37, 42, 5)

Shades of green

The hex color #252A05 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.5% green and 2% blue (37, 42, 5).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 79% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#252A05 color codes

HEX	`#252A05`
RGB	`rgb(37, 42, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.5%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 79%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 88%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 88%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.8, -8.44, 20.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.8, 22.37, 112.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.618, 2.06, 0.456)`
Decimal	`2435589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252A05, 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 #252A05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252A05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #252A05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252a05; }
.text { color: #252a05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252a05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 42 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252a05, #122a05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #252A05?: #252A05 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252A05?: The RGB value is 37, 42, 5: 37 red, 42 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252A05?: The complementary color is #0A052A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252A05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.