What color is #252E35?

#252E35 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 #252E35?

The RGB value is 37, 46, 53: 37 red, 46 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252E35?

The complementary color is #352C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252E35 color

#252E35 rgb(37, 46, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #252E35 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18% green and 20.8% blue (37, 46, 53).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#252E35 color codes

HEX	`#252E35`
RGB	`rgb(37, 46, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 30%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 13%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.38, -1.88, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.38, 6.06, 251.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.382, 2.604, 3.745)`
Decimal	`2436661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252E35, 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 #252E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #252E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252e35; }
.text { color: #252e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 46 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252e35, #252635); }

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Questions

What color is #252E35?: #252E35 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 #252E35?: The RGB value is 37, 46, 53: 37 red, 46 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252E35?: The complementary color is #352C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.