What color is #252B45?

#252B45 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252B45?

The RGB value is 37, 43, 69: 37 red, 43 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252B45?

The complementary color is #453F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252B45 color

#252B45 rgb(37, 43, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #252B45 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.9% green and 27.1% blue (37, 43, 69).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#252B45 color codes

HEX	`#252B45`
RGB	`rgb(37, 43, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 46%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 38%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.15, 5.39, -17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.15, 17.97, 287.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.701, 2.551, 5.979)`
Decimal	`2435909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252B45, 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 #252B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #252B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252b45; }
.text { color: #252b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 43 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252b45, #2f2545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #252B45?: #252B45 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252B45?: The RGB value is 37, 43, 69: 37 red, 43 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252B45?: The complementary color is #453F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.