What color is #250B1C?

#250B1C 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 #250B1C?

The RGB value is 37, 11, 28: 37 red, 11 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250B1C?

The complementary color is #0B2514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250B1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250B1C color

#250B1C rgb(37, 11, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #250B1C is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 4.3% green and 11% blue (37, 11, 28).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 54% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 24% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#250B1C color codes

HEX	`#250B1C`
RGB	`rgb(37, 11, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 4.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 54%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 70%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 24%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.47, 15.97, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.47, 16.89, 340.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.092, 0.717, 1.179)`
Decimal	`2427676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250B1C, 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 #250B1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250B1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #250B1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250b1c; }
.text { color: #250b1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250b1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 11 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250b1c, #250b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #250B1C?: #250B1C 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 #250B1C?: The RGB value is 37, 11, 28: 37 red, 11 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250B1C?: The complementary color is #0B2514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250B1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.