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#253508 Color

#253508 is rgb(37, 53, 8) in RGB, hsl(81, 74%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 85%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), visibly different at ΔE 14.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#253508
HEX#253508
RGBrgb(37, 53, 8)
HSLhsl(81, 74%, 12%)
HSVhsv(81, 85%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 85%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(30.4% 0.07 127.3)
LABlab(19.96% -12.91 24.13)
LCHlch(19.96% 27.36 118.15)

What #253508 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 #253508, 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.

#253508 Channel Values

How #253508 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 53 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 74% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 85% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.2:1 vs white · 1.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #253508 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 text13.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #253508 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #253508

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #253508; 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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Tints & Shades of #253508

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 #253508.

How #253508 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#253508
Protanopia#333308
Protanomaly#2E3408
Deuteranopia#30300A
Deuteranomaly#2C3209
Tritanopia#2A3232
Tritanomaly#283326
Achromatopsia#303030

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #253508 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-253508: #253508;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #253508;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-253508': '#253508' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.208, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_253508">#253508</color>
SVG fillfill="#253508"

More Green Colors

#253508 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#253508 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #253508?

#253508 is a darkest green — rgb(37, 53, 8) in RGB and hsl(81, 74%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.67.

What is the RGB value of #253508?

#253508 is rgb(37, 53, 8) — red 37, green 53, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #253508?

#253508 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 85%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #253508 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #253508 scores 13.2:1 against white and 1.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #253508 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #253508 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.5, which is visibly different.

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