What color is #252321?

#252321 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Young Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252321?

The RGB value is 37, 35, 33: 37 red, 35 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252321?

The complementary color is #212325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252321 color

#252321 rgb(37, 35, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #252321 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 13.7% green and 12.9% blue (37, 35, 33).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Young Night (#232323), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#252321 color codes

HEX	`#252321`
RGB	`rgb(37, 35, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 13.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 11%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.86, 0.47, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.86, 1.74, 74.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.638, 1.705, 1.681)`
Decimal	`2433825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252321, 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 #252321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #252321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252321; }
.text { color: #252321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 35 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252321, #252521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #252321?: #252321 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Young Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252321?: The RGB value is 37, 35, 33: 37 red, 35 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252321?: The complementary color is #212325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.