What color is #25272D?

#25272D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25272D?

The RGB value is 37, 39, 45: 37 red, 39 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25272D?

The complementary color is #2D2B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25272D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25272D color

#25272D rgb(37, 39, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #25272D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 15.3% green and 17.6% blue (37, 39, 45).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 10% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Night Sky (#292B31), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#25272D color codes

HEX	`#25272D`
RGB	`rgb(37, 39, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 15.3%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 10%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.66, 0.68, -4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.66, 4.29, 279.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.962, 2.034, 2.771)`
Decimal	`2434861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25272D, 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 #25272D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25272D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #25272D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25272d; }
.text { color: #25272d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25272d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 39 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25272d, #27252d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #25272D?: #25272D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25272D?: The RGB value is 37, 39, 45: 37 red, 39 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25272D?: The complementary color is #2D2B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25272D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.