What color is #251B12?

#251B12 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 #251B12?

The RGB value is 37, 27, 18: 37 red, 27 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251B12?

The complementary color is #121C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251B12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251B12 color

#251B12 rgb(37, 27, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #251B12 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 10.6% green and 7.1% blue (37, 27, 18).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 35% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 51% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#251B12 color codes

HEX	`#251B12`
RGB	`rgb(37, 27, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 10.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 35%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 51%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 51%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.71, 3.33, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.71, 8.54, 67.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.264, 1.221, 0.741)`
Decimal	`2431762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251B12, 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 #251B12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251B12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #251B12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251b12; }
.text { color: #251b12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251b12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 27 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251b12, #252512); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #251B12?: #251B12 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 #251B12?: The RGB value is 37, 27, 18: 37 red, 27 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251B12?: The complementary color is #121C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251B12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.