What color is #251D20?

#251D20 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251D20?

The RGB value is 37, 29, 32: 37 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251D20?

The complementary color is #1D2522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251D20 color

#251D20 rgb(37, 29, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #251D20 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 11.4% green and 12.5% blue (37, 29, 32).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 12% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Ink Black (#252024), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.47:1).

#251D20 color codes

HEX	`#251D20`
RGB	`rgb(37, 29, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 11.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 12%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 22%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.8, 4.55, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.8, 4.59, 352.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.463, 1.376, 1.555)`
Decimal	`2432288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251D20, 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 #251D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #251D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251d20; }
.text { color: #251d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 29 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251d20, #251e1d); }

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Questions

What color is #251D20?: #251D20 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251D20?: The RGB value is 37, 29, 32: 37 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251D20?: The complementary color is #1D2522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.