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#253c06 color: Soft dark lime

#253c06 is rgb(37, 60, 6) in RGB and oklch(32.505% 0.08205 130.608) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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86°
100%

32.5%
0.082
131°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • lime-950
  • Black 76%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.73:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #253c06

#253c06 is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 32.5% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 131°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.16:1 contrast and black text 1.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-950.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #253c06 mixed with white

  1. 253c06
  2. 384e21
  3. 4b6038
  4. 60724f
  5. 758566
  6. 8a987e
  7. a1ac97
  8. b7c0b0
  9. cfd5ca
  10. e7eae4

Darker: #253c06 mixed with black

  1. 253c06
  2. 1f3304
  3. 192a03
  4. 132102
  5. 0d1901
  6. 081101
  7. 040a00
  8. 020400
  9. 000100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #253c06 with less saturation

  1. 253c06
  2. 273b0e
  3. 283b14
  4. 2a3a19
  5. 2b391e
  6. 2d3822
  7. 2e3826
  8. 30372a
  9. 31362d
  10. 333531

Questions about #253c06

What color is #253c06?

#253c06 is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Soft dark lime. In RGB it is rgb(37, 60, 6), in HSL hsl(85.56, 81.82%, 12.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.505% 0.08205 130.608).

What colors go well with #253c06?

The complementary color of #253c06 is #412653. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e3400 and #004025. The triadic partners are #0b355c and #561f2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #253c06?

White text reads better on #253c06: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and black gives 1.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #253c06 a warm or cool color?

#253c06 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 131 degrees, its lightness 32.5% and its chroma 0.082.