What color is #250C10?

#250C10 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 #250C10?

The RGB value is 37, 12, 16: 37 red, 12 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250C10?

The complementary color is #0C2521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250C10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250C10 color

#250C10 rgb(37, 12, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #250C10 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 4.7% green and 6.3% blue (37, 12, 16).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 51% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 57% 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 18.44:1).

#250C10 color codes

HEX	`#250C10`
RGB	`rgb(37, 12, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 4.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 51%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 68%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 57%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.27, 13.14, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.27, 13.4, 11.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.988, 0.694, 0.572)`
Decimal	`2427920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250C10, 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 #250C10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250C10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	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 #250C10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250c10; }
.text { color: #250c10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250c10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 12 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250c10, #25140c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #250C10?: #250C10 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 #250C10?: The RGB value is 37, 12, 16: 37 red, 12 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250C10?: The complementary color is #0C2521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250C10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.