What color is #252D31?

#252D31 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252D31?

The RGB value is 37, 45, 49: 37 red, 45 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252D31?

The complementary color is #312925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252D31?

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.

#252D31 color

#252D31 rgb(37, 45, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #252D31 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 17.6% green and 19.2% blue (37, 45, 49).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#252D31 color codes

HEX	`#252D31`
RGB	`rgb(37, 45, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 17.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 24%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.88, -2.36, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.88, 4.41, 237.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.256, 2.492, 3.267)`
Decimal	`2436401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252D31, 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 #252D31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252D31 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 #252D31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252d31; }
.text { color: #252d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252d31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 45 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252d31, #252731); }

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Questions

What color is #252D31?: #252D31 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252D31?: The RGB value is 37, 45, 49: 37 red, 45 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252D31?: The complementary color is #312925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252D31?: 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.