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#252c09 color: Soft very dark lime

#252c09 is rgb(37, 44, 9) in RGB and oklch(27.762% 0.0548 119.782) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

27.8%
0.055
120°
  • Lime
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • lime-950
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #252c09

#252c09 is a soft very dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 27.8% lightness, 0.055 chroma and a hue of 120°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.55:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-950.

More very dark lime colors

Lighter: #252c09 mixed with white

  1. 252c09
  2. 373e20
  3. 4a5136
  4. 5f654d
  5. 747a64
  6. 898f7c
  7. a0a495
  8. b7baaf
  9. ced1c9
  10. e6e8e4

Darker: #252c09 mixed with black

  1. 252c09
  2. 1f2507
  3. 191e05
  4. 131703
  5. 0d1102
  6. 080a01
  7. 040501
  8. 020200
  9. 000100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #252c09 with less saturation

  1. 252c09
  2. 252c0e
  3. 262b11
  4. 262b15
  5. 262b18
  6. 262a1b
  7. 272a1e
  8. 272a21
  9. 272923
  10. 282926

Questions about #252c09

What color is #252c09?

#252c09 is soft very dark lime. The closest named color is Soft very dark lime. In RGB it is rgb(37, 44, 9), in HSL hsl(72, 66.04%, 10.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.762% 0.0548 119.782).

What colors go well with #252c09?

The complementary color of #252c09 is #2c223f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #332702 and #123019. The triadic partners are #082b40 and #3e1c27.

Is white or black text more readable on #252c09?

White text reads better on #252c09: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #252c09 a warm or cool color?

#252c09 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 27.8% and its chroma 0.055.