What color is #250E1D?

#250E1D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250E1D?

The RGB value is 37, 14, 29: 37 red, 14 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250E1D?

The complementary color is #0E2516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250E1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250E1D color

#250E1D rgb(37, 14, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #250E1D is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 5.5% green and 11.4% blue (37, 14, 29).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 45% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 22% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#250E1D color codes

HEX	`#250E1D`
RGB	`rgb(37, 14, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 5.5%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 45%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 62%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 22%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.19, 14.55, -5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.19, 15.45, 340.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.142, 0.796, 1.256)`
Decimal	`2428445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250E1D, 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 #250E1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250E1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #250E1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250e1d; }
.text { color: #250e1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250e1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 14 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250e1d, #250e12); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #250E1D?: #250E1D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250E1D?: The RGB value is 37, 14, 29: 37 red, 14 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250E1D?: The complementary color is #0E2516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250E1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.