What color is #252B1B?

#252B1B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252B1B?

The RGB value is 37, 43, 27: 37 red, 43 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252B1B?

The complementary color is #211B2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252B1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252B1B color

#252B1B rgb(37, 43, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #252B1B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.9% green and 10.6% blue (37, 43, 27).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 23% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#252B1B color codes

HEX	`#252B1B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 43, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 23%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 37%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 37%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.5, -6.23, 9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.5, 11.42, 123.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.825, 2.2, 1.365)`
Decimal	`2435867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252B1B, 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 #252B1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252B1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #252B1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252b1b; }
.text { color: #252b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252b1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 43 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252b1b, #1d2b1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252B1B?: #252B1B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252B1B?: The RGB value is 37, 43, 27: 37 red, 43 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252B1B?: The complementary color is #211B2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252B1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.