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Recognised as Colour

#253E1A

  • #253E1A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#253E1A is a green with RGB values 37, 62, 26 and HSL 102°, 41%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#253E1A#253E1A
HEX#253E1A
RGBrgb(37, 62, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2431, 0.102
RGB percentages14.5%, 24.3%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(101.7, 40.9%, 17.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.7, 58.1%, 24.3%)
CMYK40.3%, 0%, 58.1%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,440,730
CSS custom property--colour: #253E1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.78:1
Contrast with white11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#DAC1E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#403917no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C371Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#243C36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dim grey · ΔE 33.4Black · ΔE 35Sea green · ΔE 35.7Dark green · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 22.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#331A3E
Analogous#373E1A, #1A3E21
Triadic#1A253E, #3E1A25
Split complementary#211A3E, #3E1A37
Tetradic#1A373E, #331A3E, #3E211A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81BF65
Lighter +30%#65AA47
Lighter +20%#508638
Lighter +10%#3A6229
Darker −10%#101A0B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#21490F
Less saturated −25%#293325

Channel breakdown

R37
G62
B26
Red37 (14.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue101.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.91%
Lightness17.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 3E · B 1A

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