What color is #252A26?

#252A26 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 #252A26?

The RGB value is 37, 42, 38: 37 red, 42 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252A26?

The complementary color is #2A2529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252A26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252A26 color

#252A26 rgb(37, 42, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #252A26 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.5% green and 14.9% blue (37, 42, 38).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 6% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#252A26 color codes

HEX	`#252A26`
RGB	`rgb(37, 42, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 6%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 12%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.45, -3.21, 1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.45, 3.71, 149.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.941, 2.189, 2.154)`
Decimal	`2435622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252A26, 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 #252A26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252A26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #252A26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252a26; }
.text { color: #252a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252a26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 42 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252a26, #252a29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252A26?: #252A26 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 #252A26?: The RGB value is 37, 42, 38: 37 red, 42 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252A26?: The complementary color is #2A2529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252A26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.