What color is #252C31?

#252C31 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252C31?

The RGB value is 37, 44, 49: 37 red, 44 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252C31?

The complementary color is #312A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252C31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252C31 color

#252C31 rgb(37, 44, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #252C31 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 17.3% green and 19.2% blue (37, 44, 49).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Cinder (#242A2E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#252C31 color codes

HEX	`#252C31`
RGB	`rgb(37, 44, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 17.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 24%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.54, -1.67, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.54, 4.57, 248.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.218, 2.416, 3.255)`
Decimal	`2436145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252C31, 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 #252C31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252C31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #252C31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252c31; }
.text { color: #252c31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252c31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 44 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252c31, #252631); }

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Questions

What color is #252C31?: #252C31 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252C31?: The RGB value is 37, 44, 49: 37 red, 44 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252C31?: The complementary color is #312A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252C31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.