What color is #25352F?

#25352F is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25352F?

The RGB value is 37, 53, 47: 37 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25352F?

The complementary color is #35252B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25352F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25352F color

#25352F rgb(37, 53, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #25352F is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20.8% green and 18.4% blue (37, 53, 47).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#25352F color codes

HEX	`#25352F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 53, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 30%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 11%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.61, -8.16, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.61, 8.32, 168.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.549, 3.145, 3.161)`
Decimal	`2438447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25352F, 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 #25352F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25352F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #25352F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25352f; }
.text { color: #25352f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25352f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 53 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25352f, #253335); }

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Questions

What color is #25352F?: #25352F is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25352F?: The RGB value is 37, 53, 47: 37 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25352F?: The complementary color is #35252B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25352F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.