What color is #25595E?

#25595E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25595E?

The RGB value is 37, 89, 94: 37 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25595E?

The complementary color is #5E2A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25595E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25595E color

#25595E rgb(37, 89, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #25595E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 34.9% green and 36.9% blue (37, 89, 94).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#25595E color codes

HEX	`#25595E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 89, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 34.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 61%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 5%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.69, -15.57, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.69, 17.56, 207.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.355, 8.346, 11.863)`
Decimal	`2447710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25595E, 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 #25595E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25595E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #25595E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25595e; }
.text { color: #25595e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25595e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 89 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25595e, #253c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #25595E?: #25595E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25595E?: The RGB value is 37, 89, 94: 37 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25595E?: The complementary color is #5E2A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25595E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.