What color is #253118?

#253118 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253118?

The RGB value is 37, 49, 24: 37 red, 49 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253118?

The complementary color is #241831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253118?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253118 color

#253118 rgb(37, 49, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #253118 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 19.2% green and 9.4% blue (37, 49, 24).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 34% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#253118 color codes

HEX	`#253118`
RGB	`rgb(37, 49, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 19.2%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 34%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 51%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 51%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.61, -10.54, 14.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.61, 17.78, 126.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.026, 2.656, 1.27)`
Decimal	`2437400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253118, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #253118	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253118 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #253118 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253118; }
.text { color: #253118; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253118; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 49 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253118, #183118); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253118?: #253118 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253118?: The RGB value is 37, 49, 24: 37 red, 49 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253118?: The complementary color is #241831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253118?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.