What color is #251911?

#251911 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251911?

The RGB value is 37, 25, 17: 37 red, 25 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251911?

The complementary color is #111D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251911?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251911 color

#251911 rgb(37, 25, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #251911 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 9.8% green and 6.7% blue (37, 25, 17).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 54% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

#251911 color codes

HEX	`#251911`
RGB	`rgb(37, 25, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 9.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 54%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.02, 4.63, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.02, 8.81, 58.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.212, 1.129, 0.684)`
Decimal	`2431249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251911, 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 #251911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	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 #251911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251911; }
.text { color: #251911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 25 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251911, #252311); }

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Questions

What color is #251911?: #251911 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251911?: The RGB value is 37, 25, 17: 37 red, 25 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251911?: The complementary color is #111D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251911?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.