What color is #252630?

#252630 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 #252630?

The RGB value is 37, 38, 48: 37 red, 38 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252630?

The complementary color is #302F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252630?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252630 color

#252630 rgb(37, 38, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #252630 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.9% green and 18.8% blue (37, 38, 48).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 13% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#252630 color codes

HEX	`#252630`
RGB	`rgb(37, 38, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 13%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 23%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 21%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.45, 2.23, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.45, 7.05, 288.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.989, 1.993, 3.076)`
Decimal	`2434608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252630, 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 #252630	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252630 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #252630 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252630; }
.text { color: #252630; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252630; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 38 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252630, #2a2530); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #252630?: #252630 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 #252630?: The RGB value is 37, 38, 48: 37 red, 38 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252630?: The complementary color is #302F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252630?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.