What color is #251F22?

#251F22 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 #251F22?

The RGB value is 37, 31, 34: 37 red, 31 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251F22?

The complementary color is #1F2522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251F22 color

#251F22 rgb(37, 31, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #251F22 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 12.2% green and 13.3% blue (37, 31, 34).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 9% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Ink Black (#252024), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#251F22 color codes

HEX	`#251F22`
RGB	`rgb(37, 31, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 12.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 9%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 16%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.54, 3.56, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.54, 3.69, 344.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.542, 1.489, 1.719)`
Decimal	`2432802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251F22, 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 #251F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	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 #251F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251f22; }
.text { color: #251f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 31 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251f22, #251f1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #251F22?: #251F22 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 #251F22?: The RGB value is 37, 31, 34: 37 red, 31 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251F22?: The complementary color is #1F2522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.