What color is #254600?

#254600 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #254600?

The RGB value is 37, 70, 0: 37 red, 70 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #254600?

The complementary color is #210046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #254600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#254600 color

#254600 rgb(37, 70, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #254600 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 27.5% green and 0% blue (37, 70, 0).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#254600 color codes

HEX	`#254600`
RGB	`rgb(37, 70, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 27.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 100%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.08, -24.19, 34.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.08, 41.74, 125.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.953, 4.773, 0.766)`
Decimal	`2442752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #254600, 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 #254600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#254600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #254600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #254600; }
.text { color: #254600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #254600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 70 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #254600, #024600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #254600?: #254600 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #254600?: The RGB value is 37, 70, 0: 37 red, 70 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #254600?: The complementary color is #210046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #254600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.