What color is #252E21?

#252E21 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 #252E21?

The RGB value is 37, 46, 33: 37 red, 46 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252E21?

The complementary color is #2A212E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252E21 color

#252E21 rgb(37, 46, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #252E21 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18% green and 12.9% blue (37, 46, 33).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 16% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#252E21 color codes

HEX	`#252E21`
RGB	`rgb(37, 46, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 16%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 28%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.72, -6.99, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.72, 9.99, 134.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.014, 2.457, 1.807)`
Decimal	`2436641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252E21, 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 #252E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #252E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252e21; }
.text { color: #252e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 46 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252e21, #212e24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252E21?: #252E21 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 #252E21?: The RGB value is 37, 46, 33: 37 red, 46 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252E21?: The complementary color is #2A212E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.