What color is #25372E?

#25372E 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 #25372E?

The RGB value is 37, 55, 46: 37 red, 55 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25372E?

The complementary color is #37252E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25372E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25372E color

#25372E rgb(37, 55, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #25372E is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 21.6% green and 18% blue (37, 55, 46).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#25372E color codes

HEX	`#25372E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 55, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 21.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 16%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.29, -9.67, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.29, 10.22, 161.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.622, 3.323, 3.087)`
Decimal	`2438958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25372E, 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 #25372E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25372E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #25372E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25372e; }
.text { color: #25372e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25372e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 55 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25372e, #253737); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #25372E?: #25372E 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 #25372E?: The RGB value is 37, 55, 46: 37 red, 55 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25372E?: The complementary color is #37252E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25372E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.