What color is #253D1F?

#253D1F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253D1F?

The RGB value is 37, 61, 31: 37 red, 61 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253D1F?

The complementary color is #371F3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253D1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253D1F color

#253D1F rgb(37, 61, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #253D1F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.9% green and 12.2% blue (37, 61, 31).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 33% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#253D1F color codes

HEX	`#253D1F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 61, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 33%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 49%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 49%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.1, -16.37, 15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.1, 22.61, 136.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.679, 3.83, 1.894)`
Decimal	`2440479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253D1F, 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 #253D1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253D1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #253D1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253d1f; }
.text { color: #253d1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253d1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 61 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253d1f, #1f3d28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253D1F?: #253D1F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253D1F?: The RGB value is 37, 61, 31: 37 red, 61 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253D1F?: The complementary color is #371F3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253D1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.