What color is #250703?

#250703 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 #250703?

The RGB value is 37, 7, 3: 37 red, 7 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250703?

The complementary color is #032125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250703?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250703 color

#250703 rgb(37, 7, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #250703 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 2.7% green and 1.2% blue (37, 7, 3).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 85% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 92% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.91:1).

#250703 color codes

HEX	`#250703`
RGB	`rgb(37, 7, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 2.7%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 85%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 92%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 92%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.99, 13.55, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.99, 15.02, 25.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.855, 0.552, 0.148)`
Decimal	`2426627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250703, 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 #250703	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250703 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.91:1	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 #250703 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250703; }
.text { color: #250703; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250703; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 7 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250703, #251803); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #250703?: #250703 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 #250703?: The RGB value is 37, 7, 3: 37 red, 7 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250703?: The complementary color is #032125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250703?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.