What color is #25261E?

#25261E is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25261E?

The RGB value is 37, 38, 30: 37 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25261E?

The complementary color is #1F1E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25261E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25261E color

#25261E rgb(37, 38, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #25261E is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.9% green and 11.8% blue (37, 38, 30).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 12% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#25261E color codes

HEX	`#25261E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 38, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 12%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 21%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.81, -2.28, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.81, 5.65, 113.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.69, 1.873, 1.501)`
Decimal	`2434590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25261E, 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 #25261E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25261E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #25261E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25261e; }
.text { color: #25261e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25261e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 38 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25261e, #21261e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #25261E?: #25261E is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25261E?: The RGB value is 37, 38, 30: 37 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25261E?: The complementary color is #1F1E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25261E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.