What color is #25101E?

#25101E 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 #25101E?

The RGB value is 37, 16, 30: 37 red, 16 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25101E?

The complementary color is #102517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25101E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25101E color

#25101E rgb(37, 16, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #25101E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 6.3% green and 11.8% blue (37, 16, 30).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 19% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#25101E color codes

HEX	`#25101E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 16, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 6.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 57%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 19%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.75, 13.5, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.75, 14.44, 339.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.183, 0.858, 1.331)`
Decimal	`2428958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25101E, 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 #25101E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25101E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #25101E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25101e; }
.text { color: #25101e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25101e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 16 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25101e, #251014); }

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Questions

What color is #25101E?: #25101E 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 #25101E?: The RGB value is 37, 16, 30: 37 red, 16 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25101E?: The complementary color is #102517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25101E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.