What color is #251E10?

#251E10 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251E10?

The RGB value is 37, 30, 16: 37 red, 30 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251E10?

The complementary color is #101725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251E10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251E10 color

#251E10 rgb(37, 30, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #251E10 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 11.8% green and 6.3% blue (37, 30, 16).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 57% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#251E10 color codes

HEX	`#251E10`
RGB	`rgb(37, 30, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 11.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 57%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 57%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.68, 0.88, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.68, 10.41, 85.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.321, 1.359, 0.683)`
Decimal	`2432528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251E10, 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 #251E10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251E10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #251E10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251e10; }
.text { color: #251e10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251e10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 30 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251e10, #222510); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #251E10?: #251E10 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251E10?: The RGB value is 37, 30, 16: 37 red, 30 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251E10?: The complementary color is #101725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251E10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.