What color is #252642?

#252642 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 #252642?

The RGB value is 37, 38, 66: 37 red, 38 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252642?

The complementary color is #424125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252642?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252642 color

#252642 rgb(37, 38, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #252642 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.9% green and 25.9% blue (37, 38, 66).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 28% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#252642 color codes

HEX	`#252642`
RGB	`rgb(37, 38, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 28%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 44%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 42%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.37, 7.96, -17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.37, 19.56, 294.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.439, 2.173, 5.444)`
Decimal	`2434626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252642, 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 #252642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #252642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252642; }
.text { color: #252642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 38 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252642, #332542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #252642?: #252642 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 #252642?: The RGB value is 37, 38, 66: 37 red, 38 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252642?: The complementary color is #424125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252642?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.