What color is #250411?

#250411 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 #250411?

The RGB value is 37, 4, 17: 37 red, 4 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250411?

The complementary color is #042518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250411 color

#250411 rgb(37, 4, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #250411 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 1.6% green and 6.7% blue (37, 4, 17).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 80% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 54% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#250411 color codes

HEX	`#250411`
RGB	`rgb(37, 4, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 1.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 80%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 89%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 54%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.7, 16.84, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.7, 16.84, 359.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.908, 0.521, 0.583)`
Decimal	`2425873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250411, 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 #250411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	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 #250411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250411; }
.text { color: #250411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 4 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250411, #250804); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #250411?: #250411 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 #250411?: The RGB value is 37, 4, 17: 37 red, 4 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250411?: The complementary color is #042518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.