What color is #251F1C?

#251F1C is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251F1C?

The RGB value is 37, 31, 28: 37 red, 31 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251F1C?

The complementary color is #1C2225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251F1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251F1C color

#251F1C rgb(37, 31, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #251F1C is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 12.2% green and 11% blue (37, 31, 28).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 14% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#251F1C color codes

HEX	`#251F1C`
RGB	`rgb(37, 31, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 12.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 14%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 24%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.33, 2.24, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.33, 3.83, 54.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.463, 1.457, 1.303)`
Decimal	`2432796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251F1C, 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 #251F1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251F1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #251F1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251f1c; }
.text { color: #251f1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251f1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 31 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251f1c, #25241c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #251F1C?: #251F1C is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251F1C?: The RGB value is 37, 31, 28: 37 red, 31 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251F1C?: The complementary color is #1C2225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251F1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.