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#25AFBB Color

#25AFBB is rgb(37, 175, 187) in RGB, hsl(185, 67%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 6%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#25AFBB
HEX#25AFBB
RGBrgb(37, 175, 187)
HSLhsl(185, 67%, 44%)
HSVhsv(185, 80%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 6%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.111 204.1)
LABlab(65.09% -33.14 -16.88)
LCHlch(65.09% 37.19 206.99)

What #25AFBB 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 #25AFBB, 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.

#25AFBB Channel Values

How #25AFBB 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 175 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 67% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 80% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #25AFBB 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 text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #25AFBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #25AFBB; 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 #25AFBB

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

How #25AFBB 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#25AFBB
Protanopia#A1A1BB
Protanomaly#82A7BB
Deuteranopia#9393BD
Deuteranomaly#779FBC
Tritanopia#19B1B1
Tritanomaly#1EB0B5
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #25AFBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-25afbb: #25AFBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #25AFBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-25afbb': '#25AFBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.686, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_25afbb">#25AFBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#25AFBB"

More Teal Colors

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

#25AFBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #25AFBB?

#25AFBB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(37, 175, 187) in RGB and hsl(185, 67%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.89.

What is the RGB value of #25AFBB?

#25AFBB is rgb(37, 175, 187) — red 37, green 175, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #25AFBB?

#25AFBB converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 6%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #25AFBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #25AFBB scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #25AFBB 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 11.48, which is visibly different.

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