What color is #25241D?

#25241D is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25241D?

The RGB value is 37, 36, 29: 37 red, 36 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25241D?

The complementary color is #1D1E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25241D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25241D color

#25241D rgb(37, 36, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #25241D is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.1% green and 11.4% blue (37, 36, 29).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 12% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#25241D color codes

HEX	`#25241D`
RGB	`rgb(37, 36, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.1%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 12%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 22%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.08, -1.1, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.08, 4.98, 102.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.616, 1.744, 1.414)`
Decimal	`2434077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25241D, 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 #25241D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25241D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #25241D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25241d; }
.text { color: #25241d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25241d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 36 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25241d, #22251d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #25241D?: #25241D is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25241D?: The RGB value is 37, 36, 29: 37 red, 36 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25241D?: The complementary color is #1D1E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25241D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.