What color is #252B29?

#252B29 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 #252B29?

The RGB value is 37, 43, 41: 37 red, 43 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252B29?

The complementary color is #2B2527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252B29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252B29 color

#252B29 rgb(37, 43, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #252B29 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.9% green and 16.1% blue (37, 43, 41).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 8% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#252B29 color codes

HEX	`#252B29`
RGB	`rgb(37, 43, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 8%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 14%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.9, -3.15, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.9, 3.17, 172.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.027, 2.281, 2.431)`
Decimal	`2435881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252B29, 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 #252B29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252B29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #252B29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252b29; }
.text { color: #252b29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252b29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 43 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252b29, #252a2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #252B29?: #252B29 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 #252B29?: The RGB value is 37, 43, 41: 37 red, 43 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252B29?: The complementary color is #2B2527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252B29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.