What color is #253129?

#253129 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 #253129?

The RGB value is 37, 49, 41: 37 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253129?

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

Is black or white text better on #253129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253129 color

#253129 rgb(37, 49, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #253129 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 19.2% green and 16.1% blue (37, 49, 41).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#253129 color codes

HEX	`#253129`
RGB	`rgb(37, 49, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 19.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 24%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.01, -7.11, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.01, 7.91, 154.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.261, 2.75, 2.509)`
Decimal	`2437417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253129, 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 #253129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #253129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253129; }
.text { color: #253129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 49 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253129, #25312f); }

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Questions

What color is #253129?: #253129 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 #253129?: The RGB value is 37, 49, 41: 37 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253129?: The complementary color is #31252D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.