What color is #25211E?

#25211E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umbra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25211E?

The RGB value is 37, 33, 30: 37 red, 33 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25211E?

The complementary color is #1E2225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25211E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25211E color

#25211E rgb(37, 33, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #25211E is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 12.9% green and 11.8% blue (37, 33, 30).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 10% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Umbra (#211E1F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#25211E color codes

HEX	`#25211E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 33, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 12.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 10%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 19%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.08, 1.23, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.08, 2.98, 65.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.541, 1.575, 1.451)`
Decimal	`2433310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25211E, 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 #25211E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25211E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	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 #25211E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25211e; }
.text { color: #25211e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25211e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 33 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25211e, #25251e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #25211E?: #25211E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umbra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25211E?: The RGB value is 37, 33, 30: 37 red, 33 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25211E?: The complementary color is #1E2225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25211E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.