What color is #252725?

#252725 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252725?

The RGB value is 37, 39, 37: 37 red, 39 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252725?

The complementary color is #272527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252725 color

#252725 rgb(37, 39, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #252725 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 15.3% green and 14.5% blue (37, 39, 37).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#252725 color codes

HEX	`#252725`
RGB	`rgb(37, 39, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 15.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.37, -1.4, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.37, 1.72, 144.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.822, 1.978, 2.036)`
Decimal	`2434853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252725, 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 #252725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #252725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252725; }
.text { color: #252725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 39 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252725, #252726); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #252725?: #252725 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252725?: The RGB value is 37, 39, 37: 37 red, 39 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252725?: The complementary color is #272527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.