What color is #253A1C?

#253A1C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253A1C?

The RGB value is 37, 58, 28: 37 red, 58 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253A1C?

The complementary color is #311C3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253A1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253A1C color

#253A1C rgb(37, 58, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #253A1C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 22.7% green and 11% blue (37, 58, 28).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 35% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#253A1C color codes

HEX	`#253A1C`
RGB	`rgb(37, 58, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 22.7%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 35%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 52%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 52%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.96, -15.19, 16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.96, 22.07, 133.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.486, 3.503, 1.644)`
Decimal	`2439708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253A1C, 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 #253A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #253A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253a1c; }
.text { color: #253a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 58 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253a1c, #1c3a22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253A1C?: #253A1C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253A1C?: The RGB value is 37, 58, 28: 37 red, 58 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253A1C?: The complementary color is #311C3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253A1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.