What color is #252646?

#252646 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 #252646?

The RGB value is 37, 38, 70: 37 red, 38 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252646?

The complementary color is #464525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252646 color

#252646 rgb(37, 38, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #252646 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.9% green and 27.5% blue (37, 38, 70).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% 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 14.54:1).

#252646 color codes

HEX	`#252646`
RGB	`rgb(37, 38, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 47%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 46%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.61, 9.34, -20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.61, 22.3, 294.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.561, 2.222, 6.087)`
Decimal	`2434630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252646, 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 #252646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #252646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252646; }
.text { color: #252646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 38 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252646, #352546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #252646?: #252646 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 #252646?: The RGB value is 37, 38, 70: 37 red, 38 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252646?: The complementary color is #464525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.