#25B5BB · near Cadet

#25B5BB (RGB 37, 181, 187) is a medium, moderately saturated teal, closest to Cadet and near Cyan and Dusty Blue. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #25B5BB a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 199°.

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HEX#25B5BB

RGBrgb(37, 181, 187)

HSLhsl(182, 67%, 44%)

CMYK80, 3, 0, 27

CSS var--cadet

Contrast2.5:1 white · 8.41:1 black

Similar named colors

Cadet #5F9EA0Cyan #00B7EBDusty Blue #8FA8BFBlue Gray #6699CCPewter #8E9A9B

How to use #25B5BB

Black text passes WCAG AA on #25B5BB (8.41:1); white text does not (2.5:1).

For a calm scheme pair #25B5BB with its analogous neighbors #25BB75 and #256BBB; for contrast use its complement #BB2A25 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--cadet: #25B5BB;

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Shades & tints

#072425#0F484B#166D70#1E9196#25B5BB#51C4C9#7CD3D6#A8E1E4#D3F0F1

Color harmonies for #25B5BB

Complementary

#25B5BB#BB2A25

Analogous

#25B5BB#25BB75#256BBB

Triadic

#25B5BB#BB25B6#B6BB25

Split complementary

#25B5BB#BB256B#BB7525

Tetradic

#25B5BB#7525BB#BB2A25#6BBB25