What color is #253E23?

#253E23 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 #253E23?

The RGB value is 37, 62, 35: 37 red, 62 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253E23?

The complementary color is #3C233E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253E23 color

#253E23 rgb(37, 62, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #253E23 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 24.3% green and 13.7% blue (37, 62, 35).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#253E23 color codes

HEX	`#253E23`
RGB	`rgb(37, 62, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 24.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 44%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.54, -16.21, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.54, 21.18, 139.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.789, 3.96, 2.207)`
Decimal	`2440739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253E23, 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 #253E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #253E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253e23; }
.text { color: #253e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 62 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253e23, #233e2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253E23?: #253E23 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 #253E23?: The RGB value is 37, 62, 35: 37 red, 62 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253E23?: The complementary color is #3C233E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.