What color is #250E11?

#250E11 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250E11?

The RGB value is 37, 14, 17: 37 red, 14 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250E11?

The complementary color is #0E2522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250E11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250E11 color

#250E11 rgb(37, 14, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #250E11 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 5.5% green and 6.7% blue (37, 14, 17).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 45% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 54% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#250E11 color codes

HEX	`#250E11`
RGB	`rgb(37, 14, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 5.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 45%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 62%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 54%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.76, 12.24, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.76, 12.55, 12.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.021, 0.748, 0.621)`
Decimal	`2428433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250E11, 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 #250E11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250E11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #250E11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250e11; }
.text { color: #250e11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250e11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 14 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250e11, #25160e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #250E11?: #250E11 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250E11?: The RGB value is 37, 14, 17: 37 red, 14 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250E11?: The complementary color is #0E2522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250E11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.