What color is #25487B?

#25487B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25487B?

The RGB value is 37, 72, 123: 37 red, 72 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25487B?

The complementary color is #7B5825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25487B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25487B color

#25487B rgb(37, 72, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #25487B is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 28.2% green and 48.2% blue (37, 72, 123).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 54% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Maritime Outpost (#1E4581), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#25487B color codes

HEX	`#25487B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 72, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 28.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 54%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 70%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 41%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.54, 5.48, -32.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.54, 33.2, 279.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.654, 6.457, 19.631)`
Decimal	`2443387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25487B, 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 #25487B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25487B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #25487B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25487b; }
.text { color: #25487b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25487b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 72 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25487b, #2d257b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #25487B?: #25487B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25487B?: The RGB value is 37, 72, 123: 37 red, 72 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25487B?: The complementary color is #7B5825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25487B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.