What color is #25402E?

#25402E 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 #25402E?

The RGB value is 37, 64, 46: 37 red, 64 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25402E?

The complementary color is #402537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25402E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25402E color

#25402E rgb(37, 64, 46)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 25.1% green and 18% blue (37, 64, 46).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#25402E color codes

HEX	`#25402E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 64, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 25.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 28%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.5, -15.02, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.5, 16.94, 152.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.089, 4.257, 3.243)`
Decimal	`2441262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25402E, 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 #25402E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25402E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #25402E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25402e; }
.text { color: #25402e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25402e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 64 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25402e, #25403c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #25402E?: #25402E 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 #25402E?: The RGB value is 37, 64, 46: 37 red, 64 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25402E?: The complementary color is #402537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25402E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.