What color is #250016?

#250016 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250016?

The RGB value is 37, 0, 22: 37 red, 0 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250016?

The complementary color is #00250F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250016?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250016 color

#250016 rgb(37, 0, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #250016 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 0% green and 8.6% blue (37, 0, 22).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 41% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.26:1).

#250016 color codes

HEX	`#250016`
RGB	`rgb(37, 0, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 0%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 41%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.08, 19.55, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.08, 20.03, 347.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.908, 0.451, 0.798)`
Decimal	`2424854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250016, 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 #250016	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250016 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #250016 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250016; }
.text { color: #250016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250016; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 0 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250016, #250003); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #250016?: #250016 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250016?: The RGB value is 37, 0, 22: 37 red, 0 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250016?: The complementary color is #00250F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250016?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.