What color is #250606?

#250606 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 #250606?

The RGB value is 37, 6, 6: 37 red, 6 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250606?

The complementary color is #062525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250606?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250606 color

#250606 rgb(37, 6, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #250606 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 2.4% green and 2.4% blue (37, 6, 6).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 72% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 84% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.96:1).

#250606 color codes

HEX	`#250606`
RGB	`rgb(37, 6, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 2.4%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 72%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 84%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 84%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.85, 14.36, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.85, 15.23, 19.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.861, 0.537, 0.231)`
Decimal	`2426374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250606, 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 #250606	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250606 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #250606 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250606; }
.text { color: #250606; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250606; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 6 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250606, #251606); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #250606?: #250606 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 #250606?: The RGB value is 37, 6, 6: 37 red, 6 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250606?: The complementary color is #062525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250606?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.