What color is #254E00?

#254E00 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #254E00?

The RGB value is 37, 78, 0: 37 red, 78 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #254E00?

The complementary color is #29004E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #254E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#254E00 color

#254E00 rgb(37, 78, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #254E00 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 30.6% green and 0% blue (37, 78, 0).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#254E00 color codes

HEX	`#254E00`
RGB	`rgb(37, 78, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 30.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 100%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.01, -27.86, 36.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.01, 45.93, 127.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.487, 5.842, 0.944)`
Decimal	`2444800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #254E00, 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 #254E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#254E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #254E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #254e00; }
.text { color: #254e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #254e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 78 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #254e00, #004e02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #254E00?: #254E00 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #254E00?: The RGB value is 37, 78, 0: 37 red, 78 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #254E00?: The complementary color is #29004E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #254E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.