What color is #25303B?

#25303B is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25303B?

The RGB value is 37, 48, 59: 37 red, 48 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25303B?

The complementary color is #3B3025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25303B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25303B color

#25303B rgb(37, 48, 59)

Shades of black

The hex color #25303B is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18.8% green and 23.1% blue (37, 48, 59).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 23% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#25303B color codes

HEX	`#25303B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 48, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 23%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 37%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 19%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.32, -1.41, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.32, 8.59, 260.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.609, 2.823, 4.544)`
Decimal	`2437179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25303B, 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 #25303B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25303B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #25303B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25303b; }
.text { color: #25303b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25303b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 48 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25303b, #25253b); }

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Questions

What color is #25303B?: #25303B is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25303B?: The RGB value is 37, 48, 59: 37 red, 48 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25303B?: The complementary color is #3B3025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25303B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.