What color is #253E33?

#253E33 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253E33?

The RGB value is 37, 62, 51: 37 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253E33?

The complementary color is #3E2530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253E33 color

#253E33 rgb(37, 62, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #253E33 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 24.3% green and 20% blue (37, 62, 51).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#253E33 color codes

HEX	`#253E33`
RGB	`rgb(37, 62, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 24.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 18%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.93, -12.64, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.93, 13.18, 163.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.083, 4.077, 3.756)`
Decimal	`2440755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253E33, 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 #253E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #253E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253e33; }
.text { color: #253e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 62 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253e33, #253d3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #253E33?: #253E33 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253E33?: The RGB value is 37, 62, 51: 37 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253E33?: The complementary color is #3E2530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.