What color is #250310?

#250310 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 #250310?

The RGB value is 37, 3, 16: 37 red, 3 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250310?

The complementary color is #032518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250310?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250310 color

#250310 rgb(37, 3, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #250310 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 1.2% green and 6.3% blue (37, 3, 16).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 85% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 57% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

#250310 color codes

HEX	`#250310`
RGB	`rgb(37, 3, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 1.2%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 85%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 92%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 57%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.48, 17.08, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.48, 17.08, 0.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.889, 0.496, 0.539)`
Decimal	`2425616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250310, 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 #250310	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250310 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	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 #250310 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250310; }
.text { color: #250310; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250310; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 3 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250310, #250703); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #250310?: #250310 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 #250310?: The RGB value is 37, 3, 16: 37 red, 3 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250310?: The complementary color is #032518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250310?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.