What color is #252E18?

#252E18 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 #252E18?

The RGB value is 37, 46, 24: 37 red, 46 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252E18?

The complementary color is #21182E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252E18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252E18 color

#252E18 rgb(37, 46, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #252E18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18% green and 9.4% blue (37, 46, 24).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 31% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% 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 14.16:1).

#252E18 color codes

HEX	`#252E18`
RGB	`rgb(37, 46, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 31%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 48%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 48%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.52, -8.68, 12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.52, 15.57, 123.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.905, 2.413, 1.229)`
Decimal	`2436632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252E18, 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 #252E18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252E18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #252E18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252e18; }
.text { color: #252e18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252e18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 46 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252e18, #1a2e18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252E18?: #252E18 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 #252E18?: The RGB value is 37, 46, 24: 37 red, 46 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252E18?: The complementary color is #21182E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252E18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.