What color is #251311?

#251311 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251311?

The RGB value is 37, 19, 17: 37 red, 19 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251311?

The complementary color is #112325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251311?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251311 color

#251311 rgb(37, 19, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #251311 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 7.5% green and 6.7% blue (37, 19, 17).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 54% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

#251311 color codes

HEX	`#251311`
RGB	`rgb(37, 19, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 7.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.13, 9.01, 4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.13, 10.19, 27.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.097, 0.9, 0.646)`
Decimal	`2429713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251311, 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 #251311	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251311 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #251311 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251311; }
.text { color: #251311; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251311; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 19 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251311, #251d11); }

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Questions

What color is #251311?: #251311 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251311?: The RGB value is 37, 19, 17: 37 red, 19 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251311?: The complementary color is #112325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251311?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.