What color is #25443E?

#25443E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25443E?

The RGB value is 37, 68, 62: 37 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25443E?

The complementary color is #44252B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25443E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25443E color

#25443E rgb(37, 68, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #25443E is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 26.7% green and 24.3% blue (37, 68, 62).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#25443E color codes

HEX	`#25443E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 68, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 26.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 46%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.38, -13.21, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.38, 13.21, 179.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.699, 4.875, 5.303)`
Decimal	`2442302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25443E, 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 #25443E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25443E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #25443E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25443e; }
.text { color: #25443e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25443e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 68 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25443e, #253b44); }

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Questions

What color is #25443E?: #25443E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25443E?: The RGB value is 37, 68, 62: 37 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25443E?: The complementary color is #44252B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25443E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.