What color is #253039?

#253039 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253039?

The RGB value is 37, 48, 57: 37 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253039?

The complementary color is #392E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253039 color

#253039 rgb(37, 48, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #253039 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 18.8% green and 22.4% blue (37, 48, 57).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#253039 color codes

HEX	`#253039`
RGB	`rgb(37, 48, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 18.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 16%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.23, -2.03, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.23, 7.51, 254.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.558, 2.803, 4.276)`
Decimal	`2437177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253039, 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 #253039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #253039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253039; }
.text { color: #253039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 48 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253039, #252639); }

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Questions

What color is #253039?: #253039 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253039?: The RGB value is 37, 48, 57: 37 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253039?: The complementary color is #392E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.