What color is #253125?

#253125 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253125?

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

What is the complementary color of #253125?

The complementary color is #312531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253125?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253125 color

#253125 rgb(37, 49, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #253125 is a very dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#253125 color codes

HEX	`#253125`
RGB	`rgb(37, 49, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 19.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 24%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.9, -8.04, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.9, 10.06, 143.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.195, 2.723, 2.16)`
Decimal	`2437413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253125, 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 #253125	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253125 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #253125 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253125; }
.text { color: #253125; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253125; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 49 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253125, #25312b); }

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Questions

What color is #253125?: #253125 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253125?: The RGB value is 37, 49, 37: 37 red, 49 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253125?: The complementary color is #312531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253125?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.