What color is #25293F?

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

What is the RGB value of #25293F?

The RGB value is 37, 41, 63: 37 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25293F?

The complementary color is #3F3B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25293F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25293F color

#25293F rgb(37, 41, 63)

Shades of blue

The hex color #25293F is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.1% green and 24.7% blue (37, 41, 63).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 26% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#25293F color codes

HEX	`#25293F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 41, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 26%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 41%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 35%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.17, 4.78, -14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.17, 15.31, 288.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.453, 2.338, 5.024)`
Decimal	`2435391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25293F, 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 #25293F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25293F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #25293F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25293f; }
.text { color: #25293f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25293f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 41 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25293f, #2e253f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #25293F?: #25293F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25293F?: The RGB value is 37, 41, 63: 37 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25293F?: The complementary color is #3F3B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25293F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.