What color is #292525?

#292525 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292525?

The RGB value is 41, 37, 37: 41 red, 37 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292525?

The complementary color is #252929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292525?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292525 color

#292525 rgb(41, 37, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #292525 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 14.5% green and 14.5% blue (41, 37, 37).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 5% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#292525 color codes

HEX	`#292525`
RGB	`rgb(41, 37, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 14.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 5%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 10%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.11, 1.86, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.11, 1.98, 19.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.91, 1.928, 2.021)`
Decimal	`2696485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292525, 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 #292525	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292525 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #292525 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292525; }
.text { color: #292525; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292525; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 37 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292525, #292725); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #292525?: #292525 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292525?: The RGB value is 41, 37, 37: 41 red, 37 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292525?: The complementary color is #252929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292525?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.