What color is #022825?

#022825 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #022825?

The RGB value is 2, 40, 37: 2 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #022825?

The complementary color is #280205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #022825?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#022825 color

#022825 rgb(2, 40, 37)

Shades of teal

The hex color #022825 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 15.7% green and 14.5% blue (2, 40, 37).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 90% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#022825 color codes

HEX	`#022825`
RGB	`rgb(2, 40, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 15.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 90%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 95%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 7%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.61, -13.95, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.61, 14.07, 187.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.118, 1.664, 2.012)`
Decimal	`141349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #022825, 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 #022825	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#022825 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #022825 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #022825; }
.text { color: #022825; }
.border { border: 2px solid #022825; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 40 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #022825, #021828); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #022825?: #022825 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #022825?: The RGB value is 2, 40, 37: 2 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #022825?: The complementary color is #280205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #022825?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.