What color is #253127?

#253127 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253127?

The RGB value is 37, 49, 39: 37 red, 49 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253127?

The complementary color is #31252F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253127?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253127 color

#253127 rgb(37, 49, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #253127 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 19.2% green and 15.3% blue (37, 49, 39).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#253127 color codes

HEX	`#253127`
RGB	`rgb(37, 49, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 19.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 24%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.96, -7.59, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.96, 8.95, 147.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.227, 2.736, 2.33)`
Decimal	`2437415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253127, 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 #253127	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253127 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #253127 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253127; }
.text { color: #253127; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253127; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 49 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253127, #25312d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #253127?: #253127 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253127?: The RGB value is 37, 49, 39: 37 red, 49 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253127?: The complementary color is #31252F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253127?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.