What color is #252525?

#252525 is a dark gray known as Nero. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nero?

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

What is the complementary color of Nero?

The complementary color is #252525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252525?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nero color: hex code #252525

#252525 rgb(37, 37, 37)

Shades of black

Nero has the hex code #252525. It is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

Nero (#252525) color codes

HEX	`#252525`
RGB	`rgb(37, 37, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.68, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.68, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.758, 1.85, 2.014)`
Decimal	`2434341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nero, 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 #252525	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252525 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #252525 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252525; }
.text { color: #252525; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252525; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 37 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252525, #252525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

See #252525 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #252525?: #252525 is a dark gray known as Nero. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nero?: The RGB value is 37, 37, 37: 37 red, 37 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nero?: The complementary color is #252525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252525?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.