What color is #25254F?

#25254F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pāua. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25254F?

The RGB value is 37, 37, 79: 37 red, 37 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25254F?

The complementary color is #4F4F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25254F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25254F color

#25254F rgb(37, 37, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #25254F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.5% green and 31% blue (37, 37, 79).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pāua (#2A2551), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#25254F color codes

HEX	`#25254F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 37, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 53%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 53%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.9, 13.27, -25.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.9, 29.14, 297.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.835, 2.281, 7.686)`
Decimal	`2434383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25254F, 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 #25254F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25254F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #25254F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25254f; }
.text { color: #25254f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25254f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 37 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25254f, #3a254f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #25254F?: #25254F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pāua. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25254F?: The RGB value is 37, 37, 79: 37 red, 37 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25254F?: The complementary color is #4F4F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25254F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.