What color is #25231A?

#25231A is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25231A?

The RGB value is 37, 35, 26: 37 red, 35 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25231A?

The complementary color is #1A1C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25231A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25231A color

#25231A rgb(37, 35, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #25231A is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 13.7% green and 10.2% blue (37, 35, 26).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#25231A color codes

HEX	`#25231A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 35, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 13.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 30%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.65, -1, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.65, 6.47, 98.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.55, 1.67, 1.218)`
Decimal	`2433818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25231A, 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 #25231A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25231A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #25231A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25231a; }
.text { color: #25231a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25231a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 35 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25231a, #21251a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #25231A?: #25231A is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25231A?: The RGB value is 37, 35, 26: 37 red, 35 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25231A?: The complementary color is #1A1C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25231A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.