What color is #251B3C?

#251B3C is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251B3C?

The RGB value is 37, 27, 60: 37 red, 27 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251B3C?

The complementary color is #323C1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251B3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251B3C color

#251B3C rgb(37, 27, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #251B3C is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 10.6% green and 23.5% blue (37, 27, 60).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 38% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#251B3C color codes

HEX	`#251B3C`
RGB	`rgb(37, 27, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 10.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 38%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 55%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 55%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.63, 13.95, -19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.63, 24.04, 305.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.97, 1.503, 4.46)`
Decimal	`2431804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251B3C, 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 #251B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #251B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251b3c; }
.text { color: #251b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 27 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251b3c, #361b3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #251B3C?: #251B3C is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251B3C?: The RGB value is 37, 27, 60: 37 red, 27 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251B3C?: The complementary color is #323C1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251B3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.