What color is #25423D?

#25423D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25423D?

The RGB value is 37, 66, 61: 37 red, 66 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25423D?

The complementary color is #42252A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25423D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25423D color

#25423D rgb(37, 66, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #25423D is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 25.9% green and 23.9% blue (37, 66, 61).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 28% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#25423D color codes

HEX	`#25423D`
RGB	`rgb(37, 66, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 25.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 28%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 44%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 8%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.64, -12.31, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.64, 12.32, 181.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.553, 4.626, 5.12)`
Decimal	`2441789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25423D, 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 #25423D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25423D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #25423D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25423d; }
.text { color: #25423d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25423d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 66 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25423d, #253942); }

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Questions

What color is #25423D?: #25423D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25423D?: The RGB value is 37, 66, 61: 37 red, 66 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25423D?: The complementary color is #42252A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25423D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.