What color is #252E03?

#252E03 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252E03?

The RGB value is 37, 46, 3: 37 red, 46 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252E03?

The complementary color is #0C032E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252E03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252E03 color

#252E03 rgb(37, 46, 3)

Shades of green

The hex color #252E03 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18% green and 1.2% blue (37, 46, 3).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#252E03 color codes

HEX	`#252E03`
RGB	`rgb(37, 46, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 88%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 93%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 93%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.24, -11.1, 23.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.24, 25.83, 115.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.756, 2.354, 0.448)`
Decimal	`2436611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252E03, 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 #252E03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252E03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #252E03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252e03; }
.text { color: #252e03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252e03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 46 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252e03, #102e03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #252E03?: #252E03 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252E03?: The RGB value is 37, 46, 3: 37 red, 46 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252E03?: The complementary color is #0C032E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252E03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.