What color is #251F27?

#251F27 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251F27?

The RGB value is 37, 31, 39: 37 red, 31 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251F27?

The complementary color is #21271F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251F27 color

#251F27 rgb(37, 31, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #251F27 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 12.2% green and 15.3% blue (37, 31, 39).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 11% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#251F27 color codes

HEX	`#251F27`
RGB	`rgb(37, 31, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 12.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 11%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 21%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 21%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.73, 4.8, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.73, 6.46, 317.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.619, 1.52, 2.127)`
Decimal	`2432807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251F27, 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 #251F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #251F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251f27; }
.text { color: #251f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 31 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251f27, #271f25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #251F27?: #251F27 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251F27?: The RGB value is 37, 31, 39: 37 red, 31 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251F27?: The complementary color is #21271F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.