What color is #250E36?

#250E36 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250E36?

The RGB value is 37, 14, 54: 37 red, 14 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250E36?

The complementary color is #1F360E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250E36 color

#250E36 rgb(37, 14, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #250E36 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 5.5% green and 21.2% blue (37, 14, 54).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 59% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.58:1).

#250E36 color codes

HEX	`#250E36`
RGB	`rgb(37, 14, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 5.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 59%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 74%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 74%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.77, 20.99, -21.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.77, 30.01, 314.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.586, 0.974, 3.594)`
Decimal	`2428470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250E36, 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 #250E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #250E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250e36; }
.text { color: #250e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 14 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250e36, #360e33); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #250E36?: #250E36 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250E36?: The RGB value is 37, 14, 54: 37 red, 14 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250E36?: The complementary color is #1F360E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.