What color is #250505?

#250505 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250505?

The RGB value is 37, 5, 5: 37 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250505?

The complementary color is #052525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250505?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250505 color

#250505 rgb(37, 5, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #250505 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 2% green and 2% blue (37, 5, 5).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 76% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 86% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.05:1).

#250505 color codes

HEX	`#250505`
RGB	`rgb(37, 5, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 76%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 86%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 86%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.63, 14.63, 5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.63, 15.51, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.845, 0.513, 0.198)`
Decimal	`2426117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250505, 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 #250505	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250505 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.05:1	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 #250505 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250505; }
.text { color: #250505; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250505; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 5 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250505, #251505); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #250505?: #250505 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250505?: The RGB value is 37, 5, 5: 37 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250505?: The complementary color is #052525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250505?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.