What color is #253F0A?

#253F0A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253F0A?

The RGB value is 37, 63, 10: 37 red, 63 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253F0A?

The complementary color is #240A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253F0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253F0A color

#253F0A rgb(37, 63, 10)

Shades of green

The hex color #253F0A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 24.7% green and 3.9% blue (37, 63, 10).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 73% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#253F0A color codes

HEX	`#253F0A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 63, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 24.7%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 73%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 84%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 84%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.57, -20.01, 27.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.57, 34.03, 126.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.595, 3.97, 0.917)`
Decimal	`2440970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253F0A, 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 #253F0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253F0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #253F0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253f0a; }
.text { color: #253f0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253f0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 63 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253f0a, #0b3f0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #253F0A?: #253F0A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253F0A?: The RGB value is 37, 63, 10: 37 red, 63 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253F0A?: The complementary color is #240A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253F0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.