What color is #252B1A?

#252B1A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252B1A?

The RGB value is 37, 43, 26: 37 red, 43 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252B1A?

The complementary color is #201A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252B1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252B1A color

#252B1A rgb(37, 43, 26)

Shades of gray

The hex color #252B1A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.9% green and 10.2% blue (37, 43, 26).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 25% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#252B1A color codes

HEX	`#252B1A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 43, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 25%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 40%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 40%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.48, -6.41, 10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.48, 12.07, 122.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.813, 2.196, 1.305)`
Decimal	`2435866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252B1A, 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 #252B1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252B1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #252B1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252b1a; }
.text { color: #252b1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252b1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 43 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252b1a, #1c2b1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252B1A?: #252B1A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252B1A?: The RGB value is 37, 43, 26: 37 red, 43 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252B1A?: The complementary color is #201A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252B1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.