What color is #250F32?

#250F32 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250F32?

The RGB value is 37, 15, 50: 37 red, 15 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250F32?

The complementary color is #1C320F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250F32 color

#250F32 rgb(37, 15, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #250F32 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 5.9% green and 19.6% blue (37, 15, 50).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 54% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#250F32 color codes

HEX	`#250F32`
RGB	`rgb(37, 15, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 5.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 54%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 70%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 70%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.7, 19.22, -18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.7, 26.77, 315.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.509, 0.965, 3.124)`
Decimal	`2428722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250F32, 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 #250F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	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 #250F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250f32; }
.text { color: #250f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 15 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250f32, #320f2e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #250F32?: #250F32 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250F32?: The RGB value is 37, 15, 50: 37 red, 15 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250F32?: The complementary color is #1C320F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.