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#04250F Color

#04250F is rgb(4, 37, 15) in RGB, hsl(140, 80%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 59%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04250F
HEX#04250F
RGBrgb(4, 37, 15)
HSLhsl(140, 80%, 8%)
HSVhsv(140, 89%, 15%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 59%, 85%)
OKLCHoklch(23.4% 0.057 150.9)
LABlab(11.84% -17.36 10.55)
LCHlch(11.84% 20.32 148.71)

What #04250F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #04250F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#04250F Channel Values

How #04250F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 4 · G 37 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 80% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 89% · V 15%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 85%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.45:1 vs white · 1.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04250F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04250F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04250F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #04250F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #04250F.

How #04250F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#04250F
Protanopia#21210F
Protanomaly#19230F
Deuteranopia#1E1E10
Deuteranomaly#162110
Tritanopia#0A2323
Tritanomaly#07241D
Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04250F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-04250f: #04250F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04250F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04250f': '#04250F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.145, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_04250f">#04250F</color>
SVG fillfill="#04250F"

More Green Colors

#04250F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04250F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04250F?

#04250F is a darkest green — rgb(4, 37, 15) in RGB and hsl(140, 80%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.27.

What is the RGB value of #04250F?

#04250F is rgb(4, 37, 15) — red 4, green 37, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04250F?

#04250F converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 59%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04250F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #04250F scores 16.45:1 against white and 1.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04250F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04250F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 23.51, which is visibly different.

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