What color is #25242A?

#25242A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25242A?

The RGB value is 37, 36, 42: 37 red, 36 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25242A?

The complementary color is #292A24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25242A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25242A color

#25242A rgb(37, 36, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #25242A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.1% green and 16.5% blue (37, 36, 42).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 8% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Darth Vader (#27252A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#25242A color codes

HEX	`#25242A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 36, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 8%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 14%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.53, 1.99, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.53, 4.29, 297.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.812, 1.822, 2.446)`
Decimal	`2434090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25242A, 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 #25242A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25242A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #25242A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25242a; }
.text { color: #25242a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25242a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 36 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25242a, #28242a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #25242A?: #25242A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25242A?: The RGB value is 37, 36, 42: 37 red, 36 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25242A?: The complementary color is #292A24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25242A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.