Information about #252B17 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated yellow-green, #252B17 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Top Gear (#24221A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ink (#27221F) and Maire (#2A2922).
The recipe behind #252B17 is rgb(37, 43, 23), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #252B17 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #252B17 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#252B17 color variations
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#252B17 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#252B17 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#252B17 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#252B17 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#252B17 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #252B17 color
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Nearest named colors to #252B17
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#24221A
#27221F
#2A2922
#252321
#26211F
#292421
#28201D
#2A2F23
#1A331A
#2E211B
#281D19
#282020
#252B17 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#252B17
- RGB37, 43, 23
- CMYK2, 0, 8, 83
- CSSrgb(37, 43, 23)
- HSL78°, 30%, 13%
- HSL Precise78°, 30.303%, 12.941%
- HSV78°, 47%, 17%
- HSB78°, 47%, 17%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
- GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.169, 0.090)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.169, 0.090, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.169, 0.090)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID252B17
- DECIMAL ID2435863
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
