What color is #25383A?

#25383A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25383A?

The RGB value is 37, 56, 58: 37 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25383A?

The complementary color is #3A2725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25383A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25383A color

#25383A rgb(37, 56, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #25383A is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 22% green and 22.7% blue (37, 56, 58).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#25383A color codes

HEX	`#25383A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 56, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 22%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 36%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 3%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.04, -7.01, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.04, 7.93, 207.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.941, 3.527, 4.528)`
Decimal	`2439226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25383A, 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 #25383A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25383A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #25383A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25383a; }
.text { color: #25383a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25383a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 56 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25383a, #252d3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #25383A?: #25383A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25383A?: The RGB value is 37, 56, 58: 37 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25383A?: The complementary color is #3A2725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25383A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.