What color is #25131B?

#25131B 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 #25131B?

The RGB value is 37, 19, 27: 37 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25131B?

The complementary color is #13251D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25131B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25131B color

#25131B rgb(37, 19, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #25131B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 7.5% green and 10.6% blue (37, 19, 27).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 32% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 27% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#25131B color codes

HEX	`#25131B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 19, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 7.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 32%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 49%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 27%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.47, 10.76, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.47, 10.91, 350.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.194, 0.938, 1.155)`
Decimal	`2429723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25131B, 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 #25131B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25131B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	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 #25131B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25131b; }
.text { color: #25131b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25131b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 19 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25131b, #251413); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #25131B?: #25131B 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 #25131B?: The RGB value is 37, 19, 27: 37 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25131B?: The complementary color is #13251D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25131B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.