What color is #253E2A?

#253E2A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253E2A?

The RGB value is 37, 62, 42: 37 red, 62 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253E2A?

The complementary color is #3E2539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253E2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253E2A color

#253E2A rgb(37, 62, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #253E2A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 24.3% green and 16.5% blue (37, 62, 42).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#253E2A color codes

HEX	`#253E2A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 62, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 24.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 32%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.69, -14.78, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.69, 17.47, 147.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.903, 4.006, 2.81)`
Decimal	`2440746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253E2A, 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 #253E2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253E2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #253E2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253e2a; }
.text { color: #253e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253e2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 62 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253e2a, #253e37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253E2A?: #253E2A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253E2A?: The RGB value is 37, 62, 42: 37 red, 62 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253E2A?: The complementary color is #3E2539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253E2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.