What color is #252F23?

#252F23 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 #252F23?

The RGB value is 37, 47, 35: 37 red, 47 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252F23?

The complementary color is #2D232F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252F23 color

#252F23 rgb(37, 47, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #252F23 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18.4% green and 13.7% blue (37, 47, 35).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 15% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#252F23 color codes

HEX	`#252F23`
RGB	`rgb(37, 47, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18.4%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 15%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 26%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.13, -7.21, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.13, 9.59, 138.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.083, 2.548, 1.972)`
Decimal	`2436899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252F23, 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 #252F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #252F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252f23; }
.text { color: #252f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 47 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252f23, #232f27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252F23?: #252F23 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 #252F23?: The RGB value is 37, 47, 35: 37 red, 47 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252F23?: The complementary color is #2D232F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.