What color is #250700?

#250700 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250700?

The RGB value is 37, 7, 0: 37 red, 7 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250700?

The complementary color is #001E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250700 color

#250700 rgb(37, 7, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #250700 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 2.7% green and 0% blue (37, 7, 0).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 100% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.94:1).

#250700 color codes

HEX	`#250700`
RGB	`rgb(37, 7, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 2.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 100%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.93, 13.13, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.93, 15.19, 30.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.839, 0.545, 0.061)`
Decimal	`2426624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250700, 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 #250700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.94:1	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 #250700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250700; }
.text { color: #250700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 7 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250700, #251a00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #250700?: #250700 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250700?: The RGB value is 37, 7, 0: 37 red, 7 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250700?: The complementary color is #001E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.