What color is #254A35?

#254A35 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #254A35?

The RGB value is 37, 74, 53: 37 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #254A35?

The complementary color is #4A253A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #254A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#254A35 color

#254A35 rgb(37, 74, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #254A35 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 29% green and 20.8% blue (37, 74, 53).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#254A35 color codes

HEX	`#254A35`
RGB	`rgb(37, 74, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 29%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 50%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 28%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.24, -18.92, 8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.24, 20.75, 155.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.854, 5.548, 4.235)`
Decimal	`2443829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #254A35, 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 #254A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#254A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #254A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #254a35; }
.text { color: #254a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #254a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 74 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #254a35, #254a48); }

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Questions

What color is #254A35?: #254A35 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #254A35?: The RGB value is 37, 74, 53: 37 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #254A35?: The complementary color is #4A253A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #254A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.