What color is #25151B?

#25151B 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 #25151B?

The RGB value is 37, 21, 27: 37 red, 21 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25151B?

The complementary color is #15251F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25151B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25151B color

#25151B rgb(37, 21, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #25151B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 8.2% green and 10.6% blue (37, 21, 27).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 28% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 27% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#25151B color codes

HEX	`#25151B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 21, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 8.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 28%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 43%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 27%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.06, 9.32, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.06, 9.36, 354.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.229, 1.009, 1.167)`
Decimal	`2430235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25151B, 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 #25151B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25151B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #25151B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25151b; }
.text { color: #25151b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25151b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 21 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25151b, #251715); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #25151B?: #25151B 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 #25151B?: The RGB value is 37, 21, 27: 37 red, 21 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25151B?: The complementary color is #15251F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25151B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.