What color is #253626?

#253626 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253626?

The RGB value is 37, 54, 38: 37 red, 54 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253626?

The complementary color is #362535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253626?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253626 color

#253626 rgb(37, 54, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #253626 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 21.2% green and 14.9% blue (37, 54, 38).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#253626 color codes

HEX	`#253626`
RGB	`rgb(37, 54, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 21.2%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 31%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 30%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.72, -10.93, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.72, 13.48, 144.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.432, 3.171, 2.317)`
Decimal	`2438694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253626, 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 #253626	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253626 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #253626 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253626; }
.text { color: #253626; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253626; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 54 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253626, #25362e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #253626?: #253626 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253626?: The RGB value is 37, 54, 38: 37 red, 54 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253626?: The complementary color is #362535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253626?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.