What color is #25301C?

#25301C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25301C?

The RGB value is 37, 48, 28: 37 red, 48 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25301C?

The complementary color is #271C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25301C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25301C color

#25301C rgb(37, 48, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #25301C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18.8% green and 11% blue (37, 48, 28).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#25301C color codes

HEX	`#25301C`
RGB	`rgb(37, 48, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 42%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 42%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.33, -9.24, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.33, 14.62, 129.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.029, 2.591, 1.492)`
Decimal	`2437148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25301C, 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 #25301C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25301C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #25301C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25301c; }
.text { color: #25301c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25301c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 48 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25301c, #1c301d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #25301C?: #25301C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25301C?: The RGB value is 37, 48, 28: 37 red, 48 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25301C?: The complementary color is #271C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25301C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.