What color is #252826?

#252826 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 #252826?

The RGB value is 37, 40, 38: 37 red, 40 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252826?

The complementary color is #282527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252826?

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.

#252826 color

#252826 rgb(37, 40, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #252826 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 15.7% green and 14.9% blue (37, 40, 38).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 4% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#252826 color codes

HEX	`#252826`
RGB	`rgb(37, 40, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 15.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 4%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 7%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.75, -1.84, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.75, 2.03, 155.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.872, 2.051, 2.131)`
Decimal	`2435110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252826, 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 #252826	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252826 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 #252826 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252826; }
.text { color: #252826; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252826; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 40 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252826, #252828); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #252826?: #252826 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 #252826?: The RGB value is 37, 40, 38: 37 red, 40 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252826?: The complementary color is #282527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252826?: 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.