What color is #25591F?

#25591F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25591F?

The RGB value is 37, 89, 31: 37 red, 89 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25591F?

The complementary color is #531F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25591F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25591F color

#25591F rgb(37, 89, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #25591F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 34.9% green and 12.2% blue (37, 89, 31).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 48% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#25591F color codes

HEX	`#25591F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 89, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 34.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 48%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 65%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 65%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.21, -30.15, 27.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.21, 41.01, 137.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.582, 7.637, 2.529)`
Decimal	`2447647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25591F, 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 #25591F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25591F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #25591F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25591f; }
.text { color: #25591f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25591f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 89 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25591f, #1f5936); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #25591F?: #25591F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25591F?: The RGB value is 37, 89, 31: 37 red, 89 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25591F?: The complementary color is #531F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25591F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.