What color is #254139?

#254139 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #254139?

The RGB value is 37, 65, 57: 37 red, 65 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #254139?

The complementary color is #41252D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #254139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#254139 color

#254139 rgb(37, 65, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #254139 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 25.5% green and 22.4% blue (37, 65, 57).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#254139 color codes

HEX	`#254139`
RGB	`rgb(37, 65, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 25.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 43%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 12%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.17, -12.83, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.17, 12.92, 173.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.391, 4.469, 4.554)`
Decimal	`2441529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #254139, 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 #254139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#254139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #254139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #254139; }
.text { color: #254139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #254139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 65 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #254139, #253b41); }

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Questions

What color is #254139?: #254139 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #254139?: The RGB value is 37, 65, 57: 37 red, 65 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #254139?: The complementary color is #41252D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #254139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.