What color is #252D21?

#252D21 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 #252D21?

The RGB value is 37, 45, 33: 37 red, 45 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252D21?

The complementary color is #29212D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252D21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252D21 color

#252D21 rgb(37, 45, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #252D21 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 17.6% green and 12.9% blue (37, 45, 33).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 15% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#252D21 color codes

HEX	`#252D21`
RGB	`rgb(37, 45, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 17.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 15%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 27%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.37, -6.34, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.37, 9.18, 133.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.976, 2.38, 1.794)`
Decimal	`2436385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252D21, 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 #252D21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252D21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #252D21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252d21; }
.text { color: #252d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252d21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 45 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252d21, #212d23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252D21?: #252D21 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 #252D21?: The RGB value is 37, 45, 33: 37 red, 45 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252D21?: The complementary color is #29212D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252D21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.