What color is #253136?

#253136 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 #253136?

The RGB value is 37, 49, 54: 37 red, 49 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253136?

The complementary color is #362A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253136?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253136 color

#253136 rgb(37, 49, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #253136 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 19.2% green and 21.2% blue (37, 49, 54).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#253136 color codes

HEX	`#253136`
RGB	`rgb(37, 49, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 19.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 31%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.46, -3.61, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.46, 6.03, 233.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.527, 2.856, 3.907)`
Decimal	`2437430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253136, 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 #253136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #253136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253136; }
.text { color: #253136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 49 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253136, #252936); }

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Questions

What color is #253136?: #253136 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 #253136?: The RGB value is 37, 49, 54: 37 red, 49 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253136?: The complementary color is #362A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253136?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.