Colour

#252A22

#252A22
Green
Dark
Nearest: Black

#252A22 is a green with RGB values 37, 42, 34 and HSL 97°, 11%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#252A22

RGBrgb(37, 42, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1647, 0.1333

RGB percentages14.5%, 16.5%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(97.5, 10.5%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97.5, 19%, 16.5%)

CMYK11.9%, 0%, 19%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,435,618

CSS custom property--colour: #252A22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.66:1

Contrast with white14.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#DAD5DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2922no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2822no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#252928no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Dim grey · ΔE 28.7 Gray · ΔE 37.8 Slate grey · ΔE 39.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#27222A

Analogous#292A22, #222A23

Triadic#22252A, #2A2225

Split complementary#23222A, #2A2229

Tetradic#22292A, #27222A, #2A2322

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#899880

Lighter +30%#6F7F66

Lighter +20%#576250

Lighter +10%#3E4639

Darker −10%#0C0E0B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#233418

Less saturated −25%#262626

Channel breakdown

R37

G42

B34

Red37 (14.5%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue97.5°

Saturation (HSL)10.53%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 25 · G 2A · B 22

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