What color is #25313D?

#25313D is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25313D?

The RGB value is 37, 49, 61: 37 red, 49 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25313D?

The complementary color is #3D3125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25313D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25313D color

#25313D rgb(37, 49, 61)

Shades of black

The hex color #25313D is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 19.2% green and 23.9% blue (37, 49, 61).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#25313D color codes

HEX	`#25313D`
RGB	`rgb(37, 49, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 19.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 20%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.75, -1.46, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.75, 9.31, 260.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.703, 2.927, 4.836)`
Decimal	`2437437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25313D, 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 #25313D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25313D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #25313D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25313d; }
.text { color: #25313d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25313d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 49 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25313d, #25253d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #25313D?: #25313D is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25313D?: The RGB value is 37, 49, 61: 37 red, 49 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25313D?: The complementary color is #3D3125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25313D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.