What color is #25281D?

#25281D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25281D?

The RGB value is 37, 40, 29: 37 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25281D?

The complementary color is #201D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25281D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25281D color

#25281D rgb(37, 40, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #25281D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 15.7% green and 11.4% blue (37, 40, 29).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 16% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#25281D color codes

HEX	`#25281D`
RGB	`rgb(37, 40, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 15.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 16%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 28%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 27%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.49, -3.85, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.49, 7.82, 119.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.743, 2, 1.456)`
Decimal	`2435101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25281D, 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 #25281D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25281D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #25281D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25281d; }
.text { color: #25281d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25281d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 40 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25281d, #1f281d); }

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Questions

What color is #25281D?: #25281D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25281D?: The RGB value is 37, 40, 29: 37 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25281D?: The complementary color is #201D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25281D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.