#253B09#253B09

#253B09 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.078 H 130.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253B09
RGB	rgb(37, 59, 9)
HSL	hsl(86, 74%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(86, 85%, 23%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 0%, 84.7%, 76.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.09, -17.99, 26.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.09, 31.95, 124.26°)
OKLab	oklab(32.23% -0.051 0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(32.23% 0.078 130.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.3762, 3.5409, 0.8167)
Luminance	0.0354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Forrest Green

#154406

ΔE00 5.30

Hunter Green (survey)

Forest Green (survey)

#06470C

ΔE00 7.24

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253B09 #1F093B

analogous

#3B3809 #253B09 #0C3B09

triadic

#253B09 #09253B #3B0925

tetradic

#253B09 #093B38 #1F093B #3B090C

square

#253B09 #093B38 #1F093B #3B090C

split-complementary

#253B09 #090C3B #38093B

monochromatic

#111B04 #111B04 #253B09 #467011 #68A519

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.29

#253B09 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#253B09 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253B09

12.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253B09	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253B09	1.00	12.29	1.71	12.29
#FFFFFF	12.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E3602

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B340E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#263831

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253b09;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 59, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.078 130.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62714c',
    500: '#253b09',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253b09;
$custom-light: #62714c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253b09",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 86.4,
    "s": 73.529,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32231,
    "c": 0.07824,
    "h": 130.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253B09

secondary

#4B2779

accent

#38F089

background

#F5F6F4

surface

#EAECE7

border

#C6C7C3

text

#050701

muted

#797A77

Preview Lab

Preview with #253B09

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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