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#205B25 Color

#205B25 is rgb(32, 91, 37) in RGB, hsl(125, 48%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 59%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mughal Green (#306030), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#205B25
HEX#205B25
RGBrgb(32, 91, 37)
HSLhsl(125, 48%, 24%)
HSVhsv(125, 65%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 59%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(41.9% 0.105 144.9)
LABlab(33.84% -29.35 24.80)
LCHlch(33.84% 38.42 139.80)

What #205B25 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #205B25, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#205B25 Channel Values

How #205B25 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 32 · G 91 · B 378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 48% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 65% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.13:1 vs white · 2.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #205B25 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #205B25 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #205B25

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #205B25; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #205B25

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #205B25.

How #205B25 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#205B25
Protanopia#545425
Protanomaly#455725
Deuteranopia#4D4D28
Deuteranomaly#405327
Tritanopia#2C5656
Tritanomaly#285847
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #205B25 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-205b25: #205B25;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #205B25;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-205b25': '#205B25' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.357, blue: 0.145)
Android XML<color name="color_205b25">#205B25</color>
SVG fillfill="#205B25"

More Green Colors

#205B25 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#205B25 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #205B25?

#205B25 is a dark green — rgb(32, 91, 37) in RGB and hsl(125, 48%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mughal Green (#306030), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #205B25?

#205B25 is rgb(32, 91, 37) — red 32, green 91, and blue 37 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #205B25?

#205B25 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 59%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #205B25 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #205B25 scores 8.13:1 against white and 2.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #205B25 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #205B25 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.45, which is visibly different.

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