What color is #254527?

#254527 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #254527?

The RGB value is 37, 69, 39: 37 red, 69 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #254527?

The complementary color is #452543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #254527?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#254527 color

#254527 rgb(37, 69, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #254527 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 27.1% green and 15.3% blue (37, 69, 39).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#254527 color codes

HEX	`#254527`
RGB	`rgb(37, 69, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 27.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 46%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 43%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.15, -19.25, 14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.15, 24.12, 142.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.257, 4.796, 2.673)`
Decimal	`2442535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #254527, 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 #254527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#254527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #254527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #254527; }
.text { color: #254527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #254527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 69 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #254527, #254537); }

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Questions

What color is #254527?: #254527 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #254527?: The RGB value is 37, 69, 39: 37 red, 69 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #254527?: The complementary color is #452543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #254527?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.