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Recognised as Colour

#252C08

  • #252C08
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#252C08 is a green with RGB values 37, 44, 8 and HSL 72°, 69%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#252C08#252C08
HEX#252C08
RGBrgb(37, 44, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1725, 0.0314
RGB percentages14.5%, 17.3%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(71.7, 69.2%, 10.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.7, 81.8%, 17.3%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 81.8%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,436,104
CSS custom property--colour: #252C08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#DAD3F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F2904no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F290Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#282925no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.2Dim grey · ΔE 35.8Gray · ΔE 43.3Dark green · ΔE 44.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0F082C
Analogous#2C2108, #132C08
Triadic#08252C, #2C0825
Split complementary#08132C, #21082C
Tetradic#082C21, #0F082C, #2C0813

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6D828
Lighter +30%#92AD20
Lighter +20%#6E8218
Lighter +10%#495710
Darker −10%#010100
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#293302
Less saturated −25%#21260E

Channel breakdown

R37
G44
B8
Red37 (14.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue71.67°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness10.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 2C · B 08

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