What color is #253F20?

#253F20 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253F20?

The RGB value is 37, 63, 32: 37 red, 63 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253F20?

The complementary color is #3A203F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253F20 color

#253F20 rgb(37, 63, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #253F20 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 24.7% green and 12.5% blue (37, 63, 32).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#253F20 color codes

HEX	`#253F20`
RGB	`rgb(37, 63, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 24.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 49%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 49%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.84, -17.3, 15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.84, 23.51, 137.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.801, 4.052, 2.001)`
Decimal	`2440992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253F20, 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 #253F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #253F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253f20; }
.text { color: #253f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 63 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253f20, #203f2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253F20?: #253F20 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253F20?: The RGB value is 37, 63, 32: 37 red, 63 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253F20?: The complementary color is #3A203F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.