What color is #252F1C?

#252F1C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252F1C?

The RGB value is 37, 47, 28: 37 red, 47 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252F1C?

The complementary color is #261C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252F1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252F1C color

#252F1C rgb(37, 47, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #252F1C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18.4% green and 11% blue (37, 47, 28).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 25% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#252F1C color codes

HEX	`#252F1C`
RGB	`rgb(37, 47, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18.4%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 25%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 40%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 40%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.96, -8.61, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.96, 13.85, 128.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.989, 2.51, 1.478)`
Decimal	`2436892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252F1C, 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 #252F1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252F1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #252F1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252f1c; }
.text { color: #252f1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252f1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 47 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252f1c, #1c2f1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252F1C?: #252F1C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252F1C?: The RGB value is 37, 47, 28: 37 red, 47 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252F1C?: The complementary color is #261C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252F1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.