What color is #253C18?

#253C18 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253C18?

The RGB value is 37, 60, 24: 37 red, 60 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253C18?

The complementary color is #2F183C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253C18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253C18 color

#253C18 rgb(37, 60, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #253C18 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.5% green and 9.4% blue (37, 60, 24).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 43% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#253C18 color codes

HEX	`#253C18`
RGB	`rgb(37, 60, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 43%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 60%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 60%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.62, -16.92, 19.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.62, 25.64, 131.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.544, 3.691, 1.442)`
Decimal	`2440216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253C18, 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 #253C18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253C18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #253C18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253c18; }
.text { color: #253c18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253c18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 60 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253c18, #183c1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253C18?: #253C18 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253C18?: The RGB value is 37, 60, 24: 37 red, 60 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253C18?: The complementary color is #2F183C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253C18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.