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#253012 Color

#253012 is rgb(37, 48, 18) in RGB, hsl(82, 45%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 63%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), visibly different at ΔE 11.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#253012
HEX#253012
RGBrgb(37, 48, 18)
HSLhsl(82, 45%, 13%)
HSVhsv(82, 63%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 63%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(29.1% 0.051 126.1)
LABlab(18.22% -9.40 17.36)
LCHlch(18.22% 19.74 118.44)

What #253012 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #253012, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#253012 Channel Values

How #253012 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 37 · G 48 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 45% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 63% · V 19%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 81%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.91:1 vs white · 1.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #253012 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #253012

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #253012; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #253012

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #253012.

How #253012 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#253012
Protanopia#2E2E12
Protanomaly#2B2F12
Deuteranopia#2D2D13
Deuteranomaly#2A2E12
Tritanopia#282D2D
Tritanomaly#272E25
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #253012 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-253012: #253012;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #253012;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-253012': '#253012' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.188, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_253012">#253012</color>
SVG fillfill="#253012"

More Green Colors

#253012 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#253012 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #253012?

#253012 is a darkest green — rgb(37, 48, 18) in RGB and hsl(82, 45%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.48.

What is the RGB value of #253012?

#253012 is rgb(37, 48, 18) — red 37, green 48, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #253012?

#253012 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 63%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #253012 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #253012 scores 13.91:1 against white and 1.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #253012 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #253012 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 25.07, which is a different colour altogether.

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