What color is #253322?

#253322 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253322?

The RGB value is 37, 51, 34: 37 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253322?

The complementary color is #302233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253322 color

#253322 rgb(37, 51, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #253322 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20% green and 13.3% blue (37, 51, 34).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#253322 color codes

HEX	`#253322`
RGB	`rgb(37, 51, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 33%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.54, -9.94, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.54, 13.38, 138.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.235, 2.876, 1.95)`
Decimal	`2437922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253322, 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 #253322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #253322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253322; }
.text { color: #253322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 51 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253322, #223327); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #253322?: #253322 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253322?: The RGB value is 37, 51, 34: 37 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253322?: The complementary color is #302233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.