What color is #253A10?

#253A10 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253A10?

The RGB value is 37, 58, 16: 37 red, 58 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253A10?

The complementary color is #25103A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253A10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253A10 color

#253A10 rgb(37, 58, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #253A10 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 22.7% green and 6.3% blue (37, 58, 16).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#253A10 color codes

HEX	`#253A10`
RGB	`rgb(37, 58, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 22.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 72%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 72%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.79, -16.81, 22.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.79, 28.34, 126.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.37, 3.457, 1.032)`
Decimal	`2439696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253A10, 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 #253A10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253A10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #253A10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253a10; }
.text { color: #253a10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253a10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 58 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253a10, #103a10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253A10?: #253A10 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253A10?: The RGB value is 37, 58, 16: 37 red, 58 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253A10?: The complementary color is #25103A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253A10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.