What color is #25221B?

#25221B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25221B?

The RGB value is 37, 34, 27: 37 red, 34 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25221B?

The complementary color is #1B1E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25221B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25221B color

#25221B rgb(37, 34, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #25221B is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 13.3% green and 10.6% blue (37, 34, 27).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 16% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#25221B color codes

HEX	`#25221B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 34, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 13.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 16%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 27%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.33, -0.1, 5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.33, 5.24, 91.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.533, 1.617, 1.268)`
Decimal	`2433563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25221B, 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 #25221B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25221B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #25221B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25221b; }
.text { color: #25221b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25221b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 34 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25221b, #23251b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #25221B?: #25221B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25221B?: The RGB value is 37, 34, 27: 37 red, 34 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25221B?: The complementary color is #1B1E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25221B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.