What color is #250A13?

#250A13 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250A13?

The RGB value is 37, 10, 19: 37 red, 10 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250A13?

The complementary color is #0A251C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250A13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250A13 color

#250A13 rgb(37, 10, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #250A13 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 3.9% green and 7.5% blue (37, 10, 19).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 57% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 49% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

#250A13 color codes

HEX	`#250A13`
RGB	`rgb(37, 10, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 3.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 57%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 73%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 49%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.94, 14.6, 0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.94, 14.6, 1.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.989, 0.658, 0.691)`
Decimal	`2427411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250A13, 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 #250A13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250A13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #250A13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250a13; }
.text { color: #250a13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250a13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 10 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250a13, #250f0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #250A13?: #250A13 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250A13?: The RGB value is 37, 10, 19: 37 red, 10 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250A13?: The complementary color is #0A251C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250A13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.