#253B16#253B16

#253B16 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.066 H 134.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253B16
RGB	rgb(37, 59, 22)
HSL	hsl(96, 46%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(96, 63%, 23%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 0%, 62.7%, 76.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.23, -16.64, 19.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.23, 26.00, 129.80°)
OKLab	oklab(32.39% -0.0461 0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(32.39% 0.066 134.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.4717, 3.5791, 1.3195)
Luminance	0.0358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Hunter Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253B16 #2C163B

analogous

#373B16 #253B16 #163B19

triadic

#253B16 #16253B #3B1625

tetradic

#253B16 #16373B #2C163B #3B1916

square

#253B16 #16373B #2C163B #3B1916

split-complementary

#253B16 #19163B #3B1637

monochromatic

#0E1608 #0E1608 #253B16 #416827 #5D9437

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.24

#253B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#253B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253B16

12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253B16	1.00	12.24	1.72	12.24
#FFFFFF	12.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D3612

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A3519

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#253933

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 59, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.066 134.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#617154',
    500: '#253b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253b16;
$custom-light: #617154;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 95.676,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32386,
    "c": 0.06605,
    "h": 134.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253B16

secondary

#5C3B72

accent

#52D5A0

background

#F5F6F4

surface

#EAECE7

border

#C6C7C3

text

#050703

muted

#797A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #253B16

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

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