What color is #253F4E?

#253F4E is a dark, desaturated azure known as Depths of the Nile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Depths of the Nile?

The RGB value is 37, 63, 78: 37 red, 63 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Depths of the Nile?

The complementary color is #4E3425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Depths of the Nile color: hex code #253F4E

#253F4E rgb(37, 63, 78)

Shades of blue

Depths of the Nile has the hex code #253F4E. It is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 24.7% green and 30.6% blue (37, 63, 78).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

Depths of the Nile (#253F4E) color codes

HEX	`#253F4E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 63, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 24.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 53%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 19%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.25, -5.14, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.25, 13.22, 247.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.915, 4.498, 7.868)`
Decimal	`2441038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Depths of the Nile, 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 #253F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #253F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253f4e; }
.text { color: #253f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 63 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253f4e, #252a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #253F4E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #253F4E?: #253F4E is a dark, desaturated azure known as Depths of the Nile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Depths of the Nile?: The RGB value is 37, 63, 78: 37 red, 63 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Depths of the Nile?: The complementary color is #4E3425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.