#253C09#253C09

#253C09 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.080 H 131.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253C09
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 9)
HSL	hsl(87, 74%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(87, 85%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 0%, 85%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.46, -18.52, 26.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.46, 32.57, 124.65°)
OKLab	oklab(32.53% -0.0525 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(32.53% 0.08 131.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.4281, 3.6447, 0.8340)
Luminance	0.0365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Forrest Green

#154406

ΔE00 4.96

Hunter Green (survey)

Forest Green (survey)

#06470C

ΔE00 6.92

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253C09 #20093C

analogous

#3C3909 #253C09 #0B3C09

triadic

#253C09 #09253C #3C0925

tetradic

#253C09 #093C39 #20093C #3C090B

square

#253C09 #093C39 #20093C #3C090B

split-complementary

#253C09 #090B3C #39093C

monochromatic

#101B04 #101B04 #253C09 #467111 #67A619

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.15

#253C09 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#253C09 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253C09

12.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253C09	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253C09	1.00	12.15	1.73	12.15
#FFFFFF	12.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3702

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C350E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#263932

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253c09;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.080 131.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62724c',
    500: '#253c09',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253c09;
$custom-light: #62724c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253c09",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 87.059,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32532,
    "c": 0.07976,
    "h": 131.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253C09

secondary

#4C277A

accent

#37F18B

background

#F5F6F4

surface

#EAECE7

border

#C6C7C3

text

#050801

muted

#797B77

Preview Lab

Preview with #253C09

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

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