Information about #25222A color

#25222A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #25222A is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(37, 34, 42) — 14.5% red, 13.3% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 3 / 0 / 84. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained twilight violet, #25222A leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Black Russian (#24252B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shadowland (#26272C) and Nero (#252525).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 34, 42) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #25222A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#25222A color variations

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#25222A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #25222A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Shadowland color link
Shadowland

#26272C

Nero color link
Nero

#252525

Raisin Black color link
Raisin Black

#242124

Silhouette color link
Silhouette

#2A252C

Plock Gray color link
Plock Gray

#232224

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

Wine Trail color link
Wine Trail

#27292D

Montana color link
Montana

#291E30

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#25222A
  • RGB37, 34, 42
  • CMYK2, 3, 0, 84
  • CSSrgb(37, 34, 42)
  • HSL263°, 11%, 15%
  • HSL Precise262.5°, 10.526%, 14.902%
  • HSV263°, 19%, 16%
  • HSB263°, 19%, 16%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.133, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.133, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.133, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID25222A
  • DECIMAL ID2433578
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01