What color is #25280B?

#25280B 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 #25280B?

The RGB value is 37, 40, 11: 37 red, 40 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25280B?

The complementary color is #0E0B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25280B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25280B color

#25280B rgb(37, 40, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #25280B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 15.7% green and 4.3% blue (37, 40, 11).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 57% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#25280B color codes

HEX	`#25280B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 40, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 15.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 57%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 73%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 73%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.14, -6.57, 17.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.14, 18.63, 110.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.582, 1.935, 0.607)`
Decimal	`2435083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25280B, 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 #25280B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25280B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #25280B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25280b; }
.text { color: #25280b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25280b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 40 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25280b, #17280b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #25280B?: #25280B 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 #25280B?: The RGB value is 37, 40, 11: 37 red, 40 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25280B?: The complementary color is #0E0B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25280B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.