What color is #25181F?

#25181F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25181F?

The RGB value is 37, 24, 31: 37 red, 24 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25181F?

The complementary color is #18251E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25181F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25181F color

#25181F rgb(37, 24, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #25181F is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 9.4% green and 12.2% blue (37, 24, 31).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 21% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 16% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#25181F color codes

HEX	`#25181F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 24, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 9.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 21%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 35%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 16%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.15, 7.98, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.15, 8.3, 344.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.337, 1.146, 1.447)`
Decimal	`2431007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25181F, 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 #25181F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25181F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #25181F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25181f; }
.text { color: #25181f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25181f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 24 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25181f, #251819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #25181F?: #25181F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25181F?: The RGB value is 37, 24, 31: 37 red, 24 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25181F?: The complementary color is #18251E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25181F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.