What color is #252544?

#252544 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252544?

The RGB value is 37, 37, 68: 37 red, 37 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252544?

The complementary color is #444425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252544 color

#252544 rgb(37, 37, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #252544 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.5% green and 26.7% blue (37, 37, 68).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#252544 color codes

HEX	`#252544`
RGB	`rgb(37, 37, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 46%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 46%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.17, 9.37, -19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.17, 21.69, 295.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.468, 2.134, 5.75)`
Decimal	`2434372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252544, 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 #252544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #252544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252544; }
.text { color: #252544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 37 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252544, #352544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #252544?: #252544 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252544?: The RGB value is 37, 37, 68: 37 red, 37 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252544?: The complementary color is #444425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.