What color is #25111A?

#25111A 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 #25111A?

The RGB value is 37, 17, 26: 37 red, 17 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25111A?

The complementary color is #11251C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25111A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25111A color

#25111A rgb(37, 17, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #25111A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 6.7% green and 10.2% blue (37, 17, 26).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 30% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#25111A color codes

HEX	`#25111A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 17, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 6.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 30%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.85, 11.99, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.85, 12.14, 350.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.15, 0.869, 1.084)`
Decimal	`2429210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25111A, 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 #25111A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25111A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #25111A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25111a; }
.text { color: #25111a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25111a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 17 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25111a, #251211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #25111A?: #25111A 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 #25111A?: The RGB value is 37, 17, 26: 37 red, 17 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25111A?: The complementary color is #11251C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25111A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.