What color is #251B18?

#251B18 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251B18?

The RGB value is 37, 27, 24: 37 red, 27 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251B18?

The complementary color is #182225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251B18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251B18 color

#251B18 rgb(37, 27, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #251B18 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 10.6% green and 9.4% blue (37, 27, 24).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 21% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 35% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.82:1).

#251B18 color codes

HEX	`#251B18`
RGB	`rgb(37, 27, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 10.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 21%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 35%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 35%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.87, 4.35, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.87, 5.89, 42.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.32, 1.243, 1.034)`
Decimal	`2431768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251B18, 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 #251B18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251B18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #251B18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251b18; }
.text { color: #251b18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251b18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 27 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251b18, #252118); }

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Questions

What color is #251B18?: #251B18 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251B18?: The RGB value is 37, 27, 24: 37 red, 27 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251B18?: The complementary color is #182225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251B18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.