What color is #25AE9C?

#25AE9C is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25AE9C?

The RGB value is 37, 174, 156: 37 red, 174 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25AE9C?

The complementary color is #AE2537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25AE9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25AE9C color

#25AE9C rgb(37, 174, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #25AE9C is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 68.2% green and 61.2% blue (37, 174, 156).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 65% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Billiard (#00AF9F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#25AE9C color codes

HEX	`#25AE9C`
RGB	`rgb(37, 174, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 68.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 65%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 79%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.21, -39.23, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.21, 39.24, 181.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.897, 33.063, 36.674)`
Decimal	`2469532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25AE9C, 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 #25AE9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#25AE9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	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 #25AE9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25ae9c; }
.text { color: #25ae9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25ae9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 174 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25ae9c, #257cae); }

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Questions

What color is #25AE9C?: #25AE9C is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25AE9C?: The RGB value is 37, 174, 156: 37 red, 174 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25AE9C?: The complementary color is #AE2537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25AE9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.