What color is #251A16?

#251A16 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251A16?

The RGB value is 37, 26, 22: 37 red, 26 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251A16?

The complementary color is #162125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251A16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251A16 color

#251A16 rgb(37, 26, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #251A16 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 10.2% green and 8.6% blue (37, 26, 22).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 25% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 41% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#251A16 color codes

HEX	`#251A16`
RGB	`rgb(37, 26, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 10.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 25%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 41%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.48, 4.72, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.48, 6.8, 46.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.277, 1.19, 0.921)`
Decimal	`2431510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251A16, 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 #251A16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251A16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #251A16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251a16; }
.text { color: #251a16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251a16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 26 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251a16, #252116); }

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Questions

What color is #251A16?: #251A16 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251A16?: The RGB value is 37, 26, 22: 37 red, 26 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251A16?: The complementary color is #162125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251A16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.