What color is #25220B?

#25220B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25220B?

The RGB value is 37, 34, 11: 37 red, 34 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25220B?

The complementary color is #0B0E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25220B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25220B color

#25220B rgb(37, 34, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #25220B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 13.3% green and 4.3% blue (37, 34, 11).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 54% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 70% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 6.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#25220B color codes

HEX	`#25220B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 34, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 13.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 54%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 70%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 70%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.99, -2.54, 14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.99, 14.84, 99.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.395, 1.562, 0.544)`
Decimal	`2433547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25220B, 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 #25220B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25220B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	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 #25220B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25220b; }
.text { color: #25220b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25220b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 34 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25220b, #1b250b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #25220B?: #25220B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25220B?: The RGB value is 37, 34, 11: 37 red, 34 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25220B?: The complementary color is #0B0E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25220B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.