What color is #251B13?

#251B13 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 #251B13?

The RGB value is 37, 27, 19: 37 red, 27 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251B13?

The complementary color is #131D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251B13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251B13 color

#251B13 rgb(37, 27, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #251B13 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 10.6% green and 7.5% blue (37, 27, 19).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 32% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 49% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#251B13 color codes

HEX	`#251B13`
RGB	`rgb(37, 27, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 10.6%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 32%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 49%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 49%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.74, 3.49, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.74, 8.07, 64.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.272, 1.224, 0.785)`
Decimal	`2431763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251B13, 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 #251B13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251B13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #251B13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251b13; }
.text { color: #251b13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251b13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 27 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251b13, #252413); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #251B13?: #251B13 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 #251B13?: The RGB value is 37, 27, 19: 37 red, 27 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251B13?: The complementary color is #131D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251B13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.