What color is #252F12?

#252F12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252F12?

The RGB value is 37, 47, 18: 37 red, 47 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252F12?

The complementary color is #1C122F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252F12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252F12 color

#252F12 rgb(37, 47, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #252F12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18.4% green and 7.1% blue (37, 47, 18).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#252F12 color codes

HEX	`#252F12`
RGB	`rgb(37, 47, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 62%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 62%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.78, -10.19, 17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.78, 19.89, 120.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.889, 2.47, 0.949)`
Decimal	`2436882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252F12, 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 #252F12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252F12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #252F12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252f12; }
.text { color: #252f12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252f12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 47 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252f12, #172f12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #252F12?: #252F12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252F12?: The RGB value is 37, 47, 18: 37 red, 47 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252F12?: The complementary color is #1C122F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252F12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.