What color is #25402A?

#25402A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25402A?

The RGB value is 37, 64, 42: 37 red, 64 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25402A?

The complementary color is #40253B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25402A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25402A color

#25402A rgb(37, 64, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #25402A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 25.1% green and 16.5% blue (37, 64, 42).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#25402A color codes

HEX	`#25402A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 64, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 25.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 34%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.41, -15.91, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.41, 18.96, 147.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.014, 4.227, 2.847)`
Decimal	`2441258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25402A, 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 #25402A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25402A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #25402A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25402a; }
.text { color: #25402a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25402a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 64 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25402a, #254037); }

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Questions

What color is #25402A?: #25402A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25402A?: The RGB value is 37, 64, 42: 37 red, 64 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25402A?: The complementary color is #40253B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25402A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.