What color is #25200A?

#25200A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25200A?

The RGB value is 37, 32, 10: 37 red, 32 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25200A?

The complementary color is #0A0F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25200A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25200A color

#25200A rgb(37, 32, 10)

Shades of brown

The hex color #25200A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 12.5% green and 3.9% blue (37, 32, 10).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 57% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 73% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#25200A color codes

HEX	`#25200A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 32, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 12.5%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 57%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 73%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 73%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.28, -1.26, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.28, 14.12, 95.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.334, 1.448, 0.496)`
Decimal	`2433034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25200A, 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 #25200A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25200A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	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 #25200A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25200a; }
.text { color: #25200a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25200a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 32 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25200a, #1c250a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #25200A?: #25200A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25200A?: The RGB value is 37, 32, 10: 37 red, 32 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25200A?: The complementary color is #0A0F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25200A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.