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Colour

#252C27

  • #252C27
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#252C27 is a green with RGB values 37, 44, 39 and HSL 137°, 9%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#252C27#252C27
HEX#252C27
RGBrgb(37, 44, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1725, 0.1529
RGB percentages14.5%, 17.3%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(137.1, 8.6%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.1, 15.9%, 17.3%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 11.4%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,436,135
CSS custom property--colour: #252C27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#DAD3D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2B27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2A27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#242C2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17Black · ΔE 17.9Dim grey · ΔE 27.7Gray · ΔE 36.7Slate grey · ΔE 37.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C252A
Analogous#272C25, #252C2B
Triadic#27252C, #2C2725
Split complementary#2B252C, #2C2527
Tetradic#25272C, #2C252A, #2C2B25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85988A
Lighter +30%#6B7F71
Lighter +20%#546358
Lighter +10%#3C4840
Darker −10%#0E100E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B3623
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R37
G44
B39
Red37 (14.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue137.14°
Saturation (HSL)8.64%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 2C · B 27

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