What color is #25270A?

#25270A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25270A?

The RGB value is 37, 39, 10: 37 red, 39 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25270A?

The complementary color is #0C0A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25270A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25270A color

#25270A rgb(37, 39, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #25270A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 15.3% green and 3.9% blue (37, 39, 10).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 59% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#25270A color codes

HEX	`#25270A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 39, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 15.3%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 59%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 74%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 74%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.77, -6.01, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.77, 18.38, 109.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.543, 1.866, 0.566)`
Decimal	`2434826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25270A, 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 #25270A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25270A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #25270A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25270a; }
.text { color: #25270a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25270a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 39 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25270a, #16270a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #25270A?: #25270A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25270A?: The RGB value is 37, 39, 10: 37 red, 39 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25270A?: The complementary color is #0C0A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25270A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.