What color is #253B23?

#253B23 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253B23?

The RGB value is 37, 59, 35: 37 red, 59 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253B23?

The complementary color is #39233B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253B23 color

#253B23 rgb(37, 59, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #253B23 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.1% green and 13.7% blue (37, 59, 35).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#253B23 color codes

HEX	`#253B23`
RGB	`rgb(37, 59, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 41%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.45, -14.51, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.45, 18.96, 139.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.63, 3.642, 2.154)`
Decimal	`2439971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253B23, 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 #253B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #253B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253b23; }
.text { color: #253b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 59 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253b23, #233b2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253B23?: #253B23 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253B23?: The RGB value is 37, 59, 35: 37 red, 59 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253B23?: The complementary color is #39233B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.