What color is #252532?

#252532 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252532?

The RGB value is 37, 37, 50: 37 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252532?

The complementary color is #323225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252532 color

#252532 rgb(37, 37, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #252532 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.5% green and 19.6% blue (37, 37, 50).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#252532 color codes

HEX	`#252532`
RGB	`rgb(37, 37, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 26%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 26%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.21, 3.54, -8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.21, 9.18, 292.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2, 1.947, 3.287)`
Decimal	`2434354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252532, 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 #252532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #252532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252532; }
.text { color: #252532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 37 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252532, #2c2532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #252532?: #252532 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252532?: The RGB value is 37, 37, 50: 37 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252532?: The complementary color is #323225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.