What color is #25201F?

#25201F is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25201F?

The RGB value is 37, 32, 31: 37 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25201F?

The complementary color is #1F2425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25201F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25201F color

#25201F rgb(37, 32, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #25201F is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 12.5% green and 12.2% blue (37, 32, 31).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 9% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#25201F color codes

HEX	`#25201F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 32, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 12.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 9%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 16%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.77, 2.16, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.77, 2.66, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.527, 1.525, 1.51)`
Decimal	`2433055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25201F, 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 #25201F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25201F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #25201F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25201f; }
.text { color: #25201f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25201f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 32 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25201f, #25231f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #25201F?: #25201F is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25201F?: The RGB value is 37, 32, 31: 37 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25201F?: The complementary color is #1F2425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25201F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.