What color is #25272F?

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

What is the RGB value of #25272F?

The RGB value is 37, 39, 47: 37 red, 39 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25272F?

The complementary color is #2F2D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25272F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25272F color

#25272F rgb(37, 39, 47)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 15.3% green and 18.4% blue (37, 39, 47).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 12% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Jaguar (#29292F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#25272F color codes

HEX	`#25272F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 39, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 15.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 12%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 21%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.75, 1.24, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.75, 5.67, 282.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.001, 2.05, 2.979)`
Decimal	`2434863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25272F, 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 #25272F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25272F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #25272F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25272f; }
.text { color: #25272f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25272f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 39 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25272f, #28252f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #25272F?: #25272F is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25272F?: The RGB value is 37, 39, 47: 37 red, 39 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25272F?: The complementary color is #2F2D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25272F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.