What color is #25001E?

#25001E is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25001E?

The RGB value is 37, 0, 30: 37 red, 0 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25001E?

The complementary color is #002507, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25001E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25001E color

#25001E rgb(37, 0, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #25001E is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 0% green and 11.8% blue (37, 0, 30).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 19% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Sabbath (#220022), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.14:1).

#25001E color codes

HEX	`#25001E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 0, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 0%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 19%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.4, 21.53, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.4, 23.81, 334.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.997, 0.487, 1.27)`
Decimal	`2424862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25001E, 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 #25001E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25001E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #25001E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25001e; }
.text { color: #25001e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25001e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 0 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25001e, #25000b); }

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Questions

What color is #25001E?: #25001E is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25001E?: The RGB value is 37, 0, 30: 37 red, 0 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25001E?: The complementary color is #002507, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25001E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.