What color is #25213E?

#25213E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25213E?

The RGB value is 37, 33, 62: 37 red, 33 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25213E?

The complementary color is #3A3E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25213E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25213E color

#25213E rgb(37, 33, 62)

Shades of blue

The hex color #25213E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 12.9% green and 24.3% blue (37, 33, 62).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#25213E color codes

HEX	`#25213E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 33, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 12.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 47%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 47%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.56, 10.24, -17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.56, 20.65, 299.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.176, 1.829, 4.795)`
Decimal	`2433342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25213E, 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 #25213E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25213E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #25213E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25213e; }
.text { color: #25213e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25213e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 33 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25213e, #34213e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #25213E?: #25213E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25213E?: The RGB value is 37, 33, 62: 37 red, 33 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25213E?: The complementary color is #3A3E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25213E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.