What color is #252B40?

#252B40 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 #252B40?

The RGB value is 37, 43, 64: 37 red, 43 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252B40?

The complementary color is #403A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252B40 color

#252B40 rgb(37, 43, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #252B40 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.9% green and 25.1% blue (37, 43, 64).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#252B40 color codes

HEX	`#252B40`
RGB	`rgb(37, 43, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 33%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.88, 3.69, -14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.88, 14.61, 284.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.552, 2.491, 5.196)`
Decimal	`2435904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252B40, 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 #252B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #252B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252b40; }
.text { color: #252b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 43 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252b40, #2c2540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #252B40?: #252B40 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 #252B40?: The RGB value is 37, 43, 64: 37 red, 43 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252B40?: The complementary color is #403A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.