What color is #252B4A?

#252B4A 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 #252B4A?

The RGB value is 37, 43, 74: 37 red, 43 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252B4A?

The complementary color is #4A4425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252B4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252B4A color

#252B4A rgb(37, 43, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #252B4A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.9% green and 29% blue (37, 43, 74).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#252B4A color codes

HEX	`#252B4A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 43, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 50%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 42%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.43, 7.15, -20.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.43, 21.34, 289.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.862, 2.615, 6.831)`
Decimal	`2435914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252B4A, 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 #252B4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252B4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #252B4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252b4a; }
.text { color: #252b4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252b4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 43 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252b4a, #31254a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #252B4A?: #252B4A 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 #252B4A?: The RGB value is 37, 43, 74: 37 red, 43 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252B4A?: The complementary color is #4A4425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252B4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.