What color is #253415?

#253415 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 #253415?

The RGB value is 37, 52, 21: 37 red, 52 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253415?

The complementary color is #241534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253415 color

#253415 rgb(37, 52, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #253415 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20.4% green and 8.2% blue (37, 52, 21).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#253415 color codes

HEX	`#253415`
RGB	`rgb(37, 52, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 60%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 60%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.65, -12.79, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.65, 21.67, 126.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.126, 2.903, 1.158)`
Decimal	`2438165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253415, 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 #253415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	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 #253415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253415; }
.text { color: #253415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 52 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253415, #163415); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253415?: #253415 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 #253415?: The RGB value is 37, 52, 21: 37 red, 52 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253415?: The complementary color is #241534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.