What color is #25251F?

#25251F 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 #25251F?

The RGB value is 37, 37, 31: 37 red, 37 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25251F?

The complementary color is #1F1F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25251F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25251F color

#25251F rgb(37, 37, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #25251F is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.5% green and 12.2% blue (37, 37, 31).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 9% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#25251F color codes

HEX	`#25251F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 37, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 9%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 16%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.49, -1.38, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.49, 4.23, 108.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.672, 1.815, 1.558)`
Decimal	`2434335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25251F, 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 #25251F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25251F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #25251F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25251f; }
.text { color: #25251f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25251f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 37 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25251f, #22251f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #25251F?: #25251F 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 #25251F?: The RGB value is 37, 37, 31: 37 red, 37 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25251F?: The complementary color is #1F1F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25251F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.