What color is #253D2D?

#253D2D 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 #253D2D?

The RGB value is 37, 61, 45: 37 red, 61 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253D2D?

The complementary color is #3D2535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253D2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253D2D color

#253D2D rgb(37, 61, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #253D2D is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.9% green and 17.6% blue (37, 61, 45).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#253D2D color codes

HEX	`#253D2D`
RGB	`rgb(37, 61, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 26%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.41, -13.52, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.41, 15.21, 152.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.905, 3.92, 3.086)`
Decimal	`2440493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253D2D, 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 #253D2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253D2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #253D2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253d2d; }
.text { color: #253d2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253d2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 61 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253d2d, #253d39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253D2D?: #253D2D 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 #253D2D?: The RGB value is 37, 61, 45: 37 red, 61 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253D2D?: The complementary color is #3D2535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253D2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.