What color is #252B3E?

#252B3E 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 #252B3E?

The RGB value is 37, 43, 62: 37 red, 43 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252B3E?

The complementary color is #3E3825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252B3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252B3E color

#252B3E rgb(37, 43, 62)

Shades of blue

The hex color #252B3E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.9% green and 24.3% blue (37, 43, 62).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#252B3E color codes

HEX	`#252B3E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 43, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 31%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.78, 3.03, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.78, 13.26, 283.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.496, 2.469, 4.901)`
Decimal	`2435902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252B3E, 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 #252B3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252B3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #252B3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252b3e; }
.text { color: #252b3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252b3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 43 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252b3e, #2c253e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #252B3E?: #252B3E 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 #252B3E?: The RGB value is 37, 43, 62: 37 red, 43 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252B3E?: The complementary color is #3E3825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252B3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.