What color is #253F32?

#253F32 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 #253F32?

The RGB value is 37, 63, 50: 37 red, 63 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253F32?

The complementary color is #3F2532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253F32 color

#253F32 rgb(37, 63, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #253F32 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 24.7% green and 19.6% blue (37, 63, 50).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 26% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#253F32 color codes

HEX	`#253F32`
RGB	`rgb(37, 63, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 24.7%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 26%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 41%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 21%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.25, -13.48, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.25, 14.33, 160.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.116, 4.178, 3.659)`
Decimal	`2441010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253F32, 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 #253F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #253F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253f32; }
.text { color: #253f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 63 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253f32, #253f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #253F32?: #253F32 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 #253F32?: The RGB value is 37, 63, 50: 37 red, 63 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253F32?: The complementary color is #3F2532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.