What color is #255C61?

#255C61 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deep Sea Diver?

The RGB value is 37, 92, 97: 37 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deep Sea Diver?

The complementary color is #612A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #255C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deep Sea Diver color: hex code #255C61

#255C61 rgb(37, 92, 97)

Shades of teal

Deep Sea Diver has the hex code #255C61. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 36.1% green and 38% blue (37, 92, 97).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 45% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

Deep Sea Diver (#255C61) color codes

HEX	`#255C61`
RGB	`rgb(37, 92, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 36.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 45%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 62%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.81, -16.29, -8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.81, 18.29, 207.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.747, 8.91, 12.671)`
Decimal	`2448481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deep Sea Diver, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #255C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#255C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #255C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #255c61; }
.text { color: #255c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #255c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 92 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #255c61, #253e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #255C61 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #255C61?: #255C61 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deep Sea Diver?: The RGB value is 37, 92, 97: 37 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deep Sea Diver?: The complementary color is #612A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #255C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.