What color is #253A27?

#253A27 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 #253A27?

The RGB value is 37, 58, 39: 37 red, 58 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253A27?

The complementary color is #3A2538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253A27 color

#253A27 rgb(37, 58, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #253A27 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 22.7% green and 15.3% blue (37, 58, 39).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#253A27 color codes

HEX	`#253A27`
RGB	`rgb(37, 58, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 22.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 36%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 33%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.18, -13.11, 9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.18, 16.03, 144.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.642, 3.566, 2.468)`
Decimal	`2439719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253A27, 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 #253A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #253A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253a27; }
.text { color: #253a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 58 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253a27, #253a32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253A27?: #253A27 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 #253A27?: The RGB value is 37, 58, 39: 37 red, 58 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253A27?: The complementary color is #3A2538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.