What color is #251A1B?

#251A1B is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251A1B?

The RGB value is 37, 26, 27: 37 red, 26 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251A1B?

The complementary color is #1A2524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251A1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251A1B color

#251A1B rgb(37, 26, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #251A1B is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 10.2% green and 10.6% blue (37, 26, 27).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 17% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 27% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

#251A1B color codes

HEX	`#251A1B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 26, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 10.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 17%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 30%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 27%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.64, 5.66, 1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.64, 5.84, 14.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.33, 1.211, 1.2)`
Decimal	`2431515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251A1B, 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 #251A1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251A1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	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 #251A1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251a1b; }
.text { color: #251a1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251a1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 26 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251a1b, #251f1a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #251A1B?: #251A1B is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251A1B?: The RGB value is 37, 26, 27: 37 red, 26 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251A1B?: The complementary color is #1A2524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251A1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.