What color is #252F36?

#252F36 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 #252F36?

The RGB value is 37, 47, 54: 37 red, 47 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252F36?

The complementary color is #362C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252F36 color

#252F36 rgb(37, 47, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #252F36 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18.4% green and 21.2% blue (37, 47, 54).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#252F36 color codes

HEX	`#252F36`
RGB	`rgb(37, 47, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 31%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 13%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.77, -2.26, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.77, 6.29, 248.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.445, 2.693, 3.88)`
Decimal	`2436918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252F36, 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 #252F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #252F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252f36; }
.text { color: #252f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 47 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252f36, #252636); }

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Questions

What color is #252F36?: #252F36 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 #252F36?: The RGB value is 37, 47, 54: 37 red, 47 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252F36?: The complementary color is #362C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.