What color is #251E30?

#251E30 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251E30?

The RGB value is 37, 30, 48: 37 red, 30 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251E30?

The complementary color is #29301E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251E30 color

#251E30 rgb(37, 30, 48)

Shades of purple

The hex color #251E30 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 11.8% green and 18.8% blue (37, 30, 48).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 23% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#251E30 color codes

HEX	`#251E30`
RGB	`rgb(37, 30, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 11.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 23%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 38%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 37%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.83, 8.03, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.83, 13.37, 306.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.761, 1.535, 2.999)`
Decimal	`2432560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251E30, 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 #251E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #251E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251e30; }
.text { color: #251e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 30 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251e30, #2e1e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #251E30?: #251E30 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251E30?: The RGB value is 37, 30, 48: 37 red, 30 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251E30?: The complementary color is #29301E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.