#253C0B#253C0B

#253C0B is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.078 H 131.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253C0B
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 11)
HSL	hsl(88, 69%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(88, 82%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 0%, 81.7%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.48, -18.36, 25.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.48, 31.82, 125.24°)
OKLab	oklab(32.55% -0.0519 0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(32.55% 0.078 131.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.4392, 3.6491, 0.8924)
Luminance	0.0365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Forrest Green

#154406

ΔE00 5.00

Hunter Green (survey)

Forest Green (survey)

#06470C

ΔE00 6.89

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253C0B #220B3C

analogous

#3C3B0B #253C0B #0D3C0B

triadic

#253C0B #0B253C #3C0B25

tetradic

#253C0B #0B3C3B #220B3C #3C0B0D

square

#253C0B #0B3C3B #220B3C #3C0B0D

split-complementary

#253C0B #0B0D3C #3B0B3C

monochromatic

#101A05 #101A05 #253C0B #457014 #65A31E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.14

#253C0B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#253C0B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253C0B

12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253C0B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253C0B	1.00	12.14	1.73	12.14
#FFFFFF	12.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3704

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C350F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#263932

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253c0b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.078 131.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62724d',
    500: '#253c0b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253c0b;
$custom-light: #62724d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253c0b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 88.163,
    "s": 69.014,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32549,
    "c": 0.07826,
    "h": 131.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253C0B

secondary

#4F2A79

accent

#3CEC8F

background

#F5F6F4

surface

#EAECE7

border

#C6C7C3

text

#050801

muted

#797B77

Preview Lab

Preview with #253C0B

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

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