What color is #252A22?

#252A22 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 #252A22?

The RGB value is 37, 42, 34: 37 red, 42 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252A22?

The complementary color is #27222A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252A22 color

#252A22 rgb(37, 42, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #252A22 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.5% green and 13.3% blue (37, 42, 34).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 11% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% 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 14.66:1).

#252A22 color codes

HEX	`#252A22`
RGB	`rgb(37, 42, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 11%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 19%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.33, -4.14, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.33, 6.11, 132.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.88, 2.165, 1.832)`
Decimal	`2435618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252A22, 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 #252A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #252A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252a22; }
.text { color: #252a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 42 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252a22, #222a23); }

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Questions

What color is #252A22?: #252A22 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 #252A22?: The RGB value is 37, 42, 34: 37 red, 42 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252A22?: The complementary color is #27222A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.