#253E0B#253E0B

#253E0B is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.081 H 132.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253E0B
RGB	rgb(37, 62, 11)
HSL	hsl(89, 70%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(89, 82%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 0%, 82.3%, 75.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.21, -19.41, 26.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.21, 33.05, 125.97°)
OKLab	oklab(33.15% -0.0547 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(33.15% 0.081 132.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.5459, 3.8626, 0.9280)
Luminance	0.0386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Forrest Green

#154406

ΔE00 4.34

Hunter Green (survey)

Forest Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253E0B #240B3E

analogous

#3E3E0B #253E0B #0C3E0B

triadic

#253E0B #0B253E #3E0B25

tetradic

#253E0B #0B3E3E #240B3E #3E0B0C

square

#253E0B #0B3E3E #240B3E #3E0B0C

split-complementary

#253E0B #0B0C3E #3E0B3E

monochromatic

#101A05 #101A05 #253E0B #447214 #63A61D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.85

#253E0B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#253E0B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253E0B

11.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253E0B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253E0B	1.00	11.85	1.77	11.85
#FFFFFF	11.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413904

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E3710

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#253B34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253e0b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 62, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.081 132.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62734e',
    500: '#253e0b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253e0b;
$custom-light: #62734e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253e0b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 89.412,
    "s": 69.863,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3315,
    "c": 0.08132,
    "h": 132.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253E0B

secondary

#522A7B

accent

#3BED92

background

#F5F7F4

surface

#EAEDE7

border

#C6C8C3

text

#050801

muted

#797B77

Preview Lab

Preview with #253E0B

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

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