What color is #25311A?

#25311A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25311A?

The RGB value is 37, 49, 26: 37 red, 49 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25311A?

The complementary color is #261A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25311A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25311A color

#25311A rgb(37, 49, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #25311A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 19.2% green and 10.2% blue (37, 49, 26).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 31% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#25311A color codes

HEX	`#25311A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 49, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 19.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 31%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 47%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 47%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.65, -10.21, 13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.65, 16.58, 128.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.048, 2.664, 1.383)`
Decimal	`2437402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25311A, 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 #25311A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25311A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #25311A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25311a; }
.text { color: #25311a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25311a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 49 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25311a, #1a311a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #25311A?: #25311A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25311A?: The RGB value is 37, 49, 26: 37 red, 49 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25311A?: The complementary color is #261A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25311A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.