What color is #253512?

#253512 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 #253512?

The RGB value is 37, 53, 18: 37 red, 53 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253512?

The complementary color is #221235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253512?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253512 color

#253512 rgb(37, 53, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #253512 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20.8% green and 7.1% blue (37, 53, 18).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 49% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#253512 color codes

HEX	`#253512`
RGB	`rgb(37, 53, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20.8%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 49%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 66%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 66%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.98, -13.77, 19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.98, 24, 125)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.145, 2.983, 1.035)`
Decimal	`2438418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253512, 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 #253512	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253512 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #253512 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253512; }
.text { color: #253512; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253512; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 53 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253512, #133512); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253512?: #253512 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 #253512?: The RGB value is 37, 53, 18: 37 red, 53 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253512?: The complementary color is #221235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253512?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.