What color is #254A17?

#254A17 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #254A17?

The RGB value is 37, 74, 23: 37 red, 74 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #254A17?

The complementary color is #3C174A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #254A17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#254A17 color

#254A17 rgb(37, 74, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #254A17 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 29% green and 9% blue (37, 74, 23).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 53% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#254A17 color codes

HEX	`#254A17`
RGB	`rgb(37, 74, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 29%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 53%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 69%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 69%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.72, -24.23, 25.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.72, 35.34, 133.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.366, 5.353, 1.666)`
Decimal	`2443799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #254A17, 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 #254A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#254A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #254A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #254a17; }
.text { color: #254a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #254a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 74 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #254a17, #174a22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #254A17?: #254A17 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #254A17?: The RGB value is 37, 74, 23: 37 red, 74 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #254A17?: The complementary color is #3C174A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #254A17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.