What color is #252E15?

#252E15 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 #252E15?

The RGB value is 37, 46, 21: 37 red, 46 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252E15?

The complementary color is #1E152E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252E15 color

#252E15 rgb(37, 46, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #252E15 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18% green and 8.2% blue (37, 46, 21).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 37% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#252E15 color codes

HEX	`#252E15`
RGB	`rgb(37, 46, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 37%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 54%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 54%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.47, -9.15, 14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.47, 17.41, 121.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.875, 2.401, 1.074)`
Decimal	`2436629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252E15, 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 #252E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #252E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252e15; }
.text { color: #252e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 46 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252e15, #182e15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252E15?: #252E15 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 #252E15?: The RGB value is 37, 46, 21: 37 red, 46 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252E15?: The complementary color is #1E152E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.