What color is #252B16?

#252B16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252B16?

The RGB value is 37, 43, 22: 37 red, 43 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252B16?

The complementary color is #1C162B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252B16 color

#252B16 rgb(37, 43, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #252B16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.9% green and 8.6% blue (37, 43, 22).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 32% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#252B16 color codes

HEX	`#252B16`
RGB	`rgb(37, 43, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 32%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 49%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 49%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.4, -7.08, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.4, 14.64, 118.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.772, 2.179, 1.086)`
Decimal	`2435862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252B16, 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 #252B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #252B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252b16; }
.text { color: #252b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 43 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252b16, #1b2b16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252B16?: #252B16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252B16?: The RGB value is 37, 43, 22: 37 red, 43 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252B16?: The complementary color is #1C162B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.