What color is #252F16?

#252F16 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 #252F16?

The RGB value is 37, 47, 22: 37 red, 47 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252F16?

The complementary color is #20162F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252F16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252F16 color

#252F16 rgb(37, 47, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #252F16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18.4% green and 8.6% blue (37, 47, 22).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 36% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#252F16 color codes

HEX	`#252F16`
RGB	`rgb(37, 47, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 36%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 53%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 53%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.85, -9.62, 14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.85, 17.52, 123.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.924, 2.484, 1.137)`
Decimal	`2436886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252F16, 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 #252F16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252F16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #252F16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252f16; }
.text { color: #252f16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252f16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 47 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252f16, #192f16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252F16?: #252F16 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 #252F16?: The RGB value is 37, 47, 22: 37 red, 47 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252F16?: The complementary color is #20162F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252F16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.