What color is #252A31?

#252A31 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252A31?

The RGB value is 37, 42, 49: 37 red, 42 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252A31?

The complementary color is #312C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252A31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252A31 color

#252A31 rgb(37, 42, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #252A31 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.5% green and 19.2% blue (37, 42, 49).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#252A31 color codes

HEX	`#252A31`
RGB	`rgb(37, 42, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 24%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.85, -0.29, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.85, 5.29, 266.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.145, 2.271, 3.23)`
Decimal	`2435633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252A31, 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 #252A31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252A31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #252A31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252a31; }
.text { color: #252a31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252a31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 42 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252a31, #262531); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #252A31?: #252A31 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252A31?: The RGB value is 37, 42, 49: 37 red, 42 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252A31?: The complementary color is #312C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252A31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.