What color is #25293D?

#25293D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25293D?

The RGB value is 37, 41, 61: 37 red, 41 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25293D?

The complementary color is #3D3925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25293D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25293D color

#25293D rgb(37, 41, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #25293D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.1% green and 23.9% blue (37, 41, 61).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#25293D color codes

HEX	`#25293D`
RGB	`rgb(37, 41, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 33%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.07, 4.12, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.07, 13.94, 287.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.398, 2.316, 4.735)`
Decimal	`2435389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25293D, 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 #25293D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25293D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #25293D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25293d; }
.text { color: #25293d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25293d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 41 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25293d, #2d253d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #25293D?: #25293D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25293D?: The RGB value is 37, 41, 61: 37 red, 41 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25293D?: The complementary color is #3D3925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25293D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.