What color is #250E38?

#250E38 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 #250E38?

The RGB value is 37, 14, 56: 37 red, 14 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250E38?

The complementary color is #21380E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250E38 color

#250E38 rgb(37, 14, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #250E38 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 5.5% green and 22% blue (37, 14, 56).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 60% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#250E38 color codes

HEX	`#250E38`
RGB	`rgb(37, 14, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 5.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 60%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 75%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 75%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.93, 21.57, -22.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.93, 31.27, 313.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.634, 0.993, 3.846)`
Decimal	`2428472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250E38, 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 #250E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #250E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250e38; }
.text { color: #250e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 14 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250e38, #380e36); }

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Questions

What color is #250E38?: #250E38 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 #250E38?: The RGB value is 37, 14, 56: 37 red, 14 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250E38?: The complementary color is #21380E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.