#253D00 Color

#253D00 is rgb(37, 61, 0) in RGB, hsl(84, 100%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 100%, 76%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), visibly different at ΔE 11.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#253D00

HEX#253D00

RGBrgb(37, 61, 0)

HSLhsl(84, 100%, 12%)

HSVhsv(84, 100%, 24%)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 100%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(32.8% 0.088 130)

LABlab(22.85% -17.45 30.36)

LCHlch(22.85% 35.02 119.89)

What #253D00 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 #253D00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Xander#44500CΔE 11.4 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 13.61 Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 14.24 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 17.78 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 17.88 Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 19.09

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

#253D00 Channel Values

How #253D00 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 37 · G 61 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 84° · S 100% · L 12%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 84° · S 100% · V 24%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 39% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 76%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	12.03:1 vs white · 1.75:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #253D00 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 text12.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #253D00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #253D00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #253D00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #253D00

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 #253D00.

How #253D00 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#253D00

Protanopia#3A3A00

Protanomaly#333B00

Deuteranopia#363603

Deuteranomaly#303902

Tritanopia#2B3939

Tritanomaly#293B2B

Achromatopsia#363636

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Using #253D00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-253d00: #253D00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #253D00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-253d00': '#253D00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.239, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_253d00">#253D00</color>

SVG fillfill="#253D00"

More Green Colors

#253D00 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

256f46 24ff91 259825 24ff24 28350d 236c54 284328 228b22 28774a 226740 296e01 222d0b 344511 4a6318 61ff61 7bb661 96ff00 a7fc00 bfff00 d6ffd6 000200 008236 00e000 0e7a0d

#253D00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #253D00?

#253D00 is a darkest green — rgb(37, 61, 0) in RGB and hsl(84, 100%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.4.

What is the RGB value of #253D00?

#253D00 is rgb(37, 61, 0) — red 37, green 61, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #253D00?

#253D00 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 100%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #253D00 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #253D00 scores 12.03:1 against white and 1.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #253D00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #253D00 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 19.54, which is visibly different.

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