Recognised as Colour
#25C7E4
- #25C7E4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sky blue
#25C7E4 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 199, 228 and HSL 189°, 78%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.
Colour values
#25C7E4#25C7E4
HEX#25C7E4
RGBrgb(37, 199, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.7804, 0.8941
RGB percentages14.5%, 78%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(189.1, 78%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 83.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK83.8%, 12.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,476,004
CSS custom property--colour: #25C7E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#DA381B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E44225
Analogous#25E4A1, #2568E4
Triadic#E425C7, #C7E425
Split complementary#E42568, #E4A225
Tetradic#A125E4, #E44225, #67E425
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G199
B228
Red37 (14.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue189.11°
Saturation (HSL)77.96%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G C7 · B E4
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