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#25C161 Color

#25C161 is rgb(37, 193, 97) in RGB, hsl(143, 68%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 50%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#25C161
HEX#25C161
RGBrgb(37, 193, 97)
HSLhsl(143, 68%, 45%)
HSVhsv(143, 81%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 50%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.184 150.4)
LABlab(69.02% -56.11 36.55)
LCHlch(69.02% 66.97 146.92)

What #25C161 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 #25C161, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 9.08Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.86Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.88Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 10.9Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.43GO Green#00AB66ΔE 14.83

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

#25C161 Channel Values

How #25C161 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 193 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 68% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 81% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #25C161 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #25C161 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #25C161

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #25C161; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#25C161
Complementary
#C12585
Analogous
#37C125
Analogous
#25C1AF
Triadic
#6125C1
Triadic
#C16125
Split comp.
#AF25C1
Split comp.
#C12537

Tints & Shades of #25C161

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

#36D974
#54DE89
#76E5A0
#94EBB5
#B6F1CD
#D4F7E1

Shades

#20A754
#1B8D47
#16743A
#125E2F
#0D4522
#082B15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #25C161.

How #25C161 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#25C161
Protanopia#B2B262
Protanomaly#8FB862
Deuteranopia#A2A266
Deuteranomaly#83AF64
Tritanopia#4BB8B8
Tritanomaly#3FBC9D
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #25C161 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-25c161: #25C161;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #25C161;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-25c161': '#25C161' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.757, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_25c161">#25C161</color>
SVG fillfill="#25C161"

More Green Colors

#25C161 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#25C161 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #25C161?

#25C161 is a mid-tone green — rgb(37, 193, 97) in RGB and hsl(143, 68%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #25C161?

#25C161 is rgb(37, 193, 97) — red 37, green 193, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #25C161?

#25C161 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 50%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #25C161 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #25C161 scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #25C161 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #25C161 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 16.79, which is visibly different.

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