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#252002 color: Liquorice Root

#252002 is rgb(37, 32, 2) in RGB and oklch(24.206% 0.04738 100.146) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

24.2%
0.047
100°
  • Yellow
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-900
  • Black 85%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.29:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #252002

#252002 is a soft very dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 24.2% lightness, 0.047 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.33:1 contrast and black text 1.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Liquorice Root (#222200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-900.

More yellow colors

Lighter: #252002 mixed with white

  1. 252002
  2. 373318
  3. 4b472f
  4. 5f5b46
  5. 74715e
  6. 898777
  7. a09e91
  8. b7b5ab
  9. cecdc7
  10. e6e6e2

Darker: #252002 mixed with black

  1. 252002
  2. 1f1a01
  3. 191501
  4. 130f01
  5. 0d0a00
  6. 080600
  7. 040300
  8. 020100
  9. 000000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #252002 with less saturation

  1. 252002
  2. 242005
  3. 242009
  4. 23200d
  5. 232010
  6. 222013
  7. 222016
  8. 212018
  9. 21201b
  10. 20201d

Questions about #252002

What color is #252002?

#252002 is soft very dark yellow. The closest named color is Liquorice Root. In RGB it is rgb(37, 32, 2), in HSL hsl(51.43, 89.74%, 7.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(24.206% 0.04738 100.146).

What colors go well with #252002?

The complementary color of #252002 is #1c1d36. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e1b03 and #18240a. The triadic partners are #00252f and #2e1627.

Is white or black text more readable on #252002?

White text reads better on #252002: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and black gives 1.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #252002 a warm or cool color?

#252002 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 24.2% and its chroma 0.047.