Palettes / Colors / #25742E

#25742E — Muted Green

#25742E is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #25742E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#25742E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #74256B; it also sits naturally between #437425 and #257456. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 15% · Green 45% · Blue 18%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 60% · Key 55%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #25742E

.text { color: #25742E; }
.background { background-color: #25742E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #25742E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(37, 116, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(127, 52%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #25742E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(37, 116, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #25742E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(37, 116, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#25742E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#25742E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #74256B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #25742E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #25742E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #25742E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #25742E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #25742E?

#25742E is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 37, 116, 46). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #25742E?

#25742E is RGB 37, 116, 46 — HSL 127°, 52%, 30% — CMYK 68%, 0%, 60%, 55%.

What colors go with #25742E?

Its complement is #74256B; analogous partners are #437425 and #257456. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #25742E for text?

White text on #25742E has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.62:1.