What color is #252B33?

#252B33 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 #252B33?

The RGB value is 37, 43, 51: 37 red, 43 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252B33?

The complementary color is #332D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252B33 color

#252B33 rgb(37, 43, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #252B33 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.9% green and 20% blue (37, 43, 51).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 16% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#252B33 color codes

HEX	`#252B33`
RGB	`rgb(37, 43, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 16%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.27, -0.4, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.27, 6.05, 266.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.224, 2.36, 3.47)`
Decimal	`2435891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252B33, 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 #252B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #252B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252b33; }
.text { color: #252b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 43 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252b33, #262533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #252B33?: #252B33 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 #252B33?: The RGB value is 37, 43, 51: 37 red, 43 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252B33?: The complementary color is #332D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.