What color is #25290F?

#25290F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25290F?

The RGB value is 37, 41, 15: 37 red, 41 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25290F?

The complementary color is #130F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25290F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25290F color

#25290F rgb(37, 41, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #25290F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 16.1% green and 5.9% blue (37, 41, 15).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 46% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#25290F color codes

HEX	`#25290F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 41, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 16.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 46%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 63%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.56, -6.77, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.56, 17.41, 112.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.642, 2.014, 0.754)`
Decimal	`2435343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25290F, 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 #25290F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25290F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #25290F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25290f; }
.text { color: #25290f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25290f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 41 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25290f, #18290f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #25290F?: #25290F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25290F?: The RGB value is 37, 41, 15: 37 red, 41 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25290F?: The complementary color is #130F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25290F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.