What color is #253143?

#253143 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253143?

The RGB value is 37, 49, 67: 37 red, 49 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253143?

The complementary color is #433725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253143?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253143 color

#253143 rgb(37, 49, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253143 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 19.2% green and 26.3% blue (37, 49, 67).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 29% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#253143 color codes

HEX	`#253143`
RGB	`rgb(37, 49, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 19.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 29%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 45%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 27%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.02, 0.5, -12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.02, 12.87, 272.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.874, 2.995, 5.736)`
Decimal	`2437443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253143, 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 #253143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #253143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253143; }
.text { color: #253143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 49 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253143, #282543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #253143?: #253143 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253143?: The RGB value is 37, 49, 67: 37 red, 49 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253143?: The complementary color is #433725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253143?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.