What color is #251B19?

#251B19 is a very dark, grayish red known as Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Orchestra?

The RGB value is 37, 27, 25: 37 red, 27 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Orchestra?

The complementary color is #192325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Orchestra color: hex code #251B19

#251B19 rgb(37, 27, 25)

Shades of black

Dark Orchestra has the hex code #251B19. It is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 10.6% green and 9.8% blue (37, 27, 25).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 19% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 32% yellow and 85% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

Dark Orchestra (#251B19) color codes

HEX	`#251B19`
RGB	`rgb(37, 27, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 10.6%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 19%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 32%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 32%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.9, 4.54, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.9, 5.6, 35.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.33, 1.247, 1.09)`
Decimal	`2431769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Orchestra, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #251B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #251B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251b19; }
.text { color: #251b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 27 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251b19, #252119); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #251B19 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #251B19?: #251B19 is a very dark, grayish red known as Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Orchestra?: The RGB value is 37, 27, 25: 37 red, 27 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Orchestra?: The complementary color is #192325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.