What color is #25212B?

#25212B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25212B?

The RGB value is 37, 33, 43: 37 red, 33 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25212B?

The complementary color is #272B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25212B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25212B color

#25212B rgb(37, 33, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #25212B is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 12.9% green and 16.9% blue (37, 33, 43).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 13% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#25212B color codes

HEX	`#25212B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 33, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 12.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 13%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 23%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.56, 4.42, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.56, 7.42, 306.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.743, 1.655, 2.513)`
Decimal	`2433323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25212B, 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 #25212B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25212B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #25212B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25212b; }
.text { color: #25212b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25212b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 33 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25212b, #2a212b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #25212B?: #25212B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25212B?: The RGB value is 37, 33, 43: 37 red, 33 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25212B?: The complementary color is #272B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25212B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.