What color is #25A012?

#25A012 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Sacro Bosco. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25A012?

The RGB value is 37, 160, 18: 37 red, 160 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25A012?

The complementary color is #8D12A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25A012?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25A012 color

#25A012 rgb(37, 160, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #25A012 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 62.7% green and 7.1% blue (37, 160, 18).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 80% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Sacro Bosco (#229911), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#25A012 color codes

HEX	`#25A012`
RGB	`rgb(37, 160, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 62.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 80%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 89%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 89%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, -56.88, 56.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 80.03, 135.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.442, 25.577, 4.801)`
Decimal	`2465810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25A012, 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 #25A012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#25A012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #25A012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25a012; }
.text { color: #25a012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25a012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 160 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25a012, #12a046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #25A012?: #25A012 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Sacro Bosco. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25A012?: The RGB value is 37, 160, 18: 37 red, 160 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25A012?: The complementary color is #8D12A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25A012?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.