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#25AABB Color

#25AABB is rgb(37, 170, 187) in RGB, hsl(187, 67%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 9%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Moonstone (#3AA8C1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#25AABB
HEX#25AABB
RGBrgb(37, 170, 187)
HSLhsl(187, 67%, 44%)
HSVhsv(187, 80%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 9%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.109 208.2)
LABlab(63.54% -30.99 -19.20)
LCHlch(63.54% 36.46 211.78)

What #25AABB 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 #25AABB, 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 teal in the library.

#25AABB Channel Values

How #25AABB 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 37 · G 170 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 67% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 80% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.78:1 vs white · 7.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #25AABB 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #25AABB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #25AABB; 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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Tints & Shades of #25AABB

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #25AABB.

How #25AABB 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#25AABB
Protanopia#9D9DBB
Protanomaly#7EA2BB
Deuteranopia#8F8FBD
Deuteranomaly#739BBC
Tritanopia#13ACAC
Tritanomaly#1BABB2
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #25AABB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-25aabb: #25AABB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #25AABB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-25aabb': '#25AABB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.667, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_25aabb">#25AABB</color>
SVG fillfill="#25AABB"

More Teal Colors

#25AABB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#25AABB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #25AABB?

#25AABB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(37, 170, 187) in RGB and hsl(187, 67%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Moonstone (#3AA8C1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #25AABB?

#25AABB is rgb(37, 170, 187) — red 37, green 170, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #25AABB?

#25AABB converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 9%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #25AABB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #25AABB scores 2.78:1 against white and 7.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #25AABB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #25AABB 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 lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 14.7, which is visibly different.

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