What color is #253223?

#253223 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253223?

The RGB value is 37, 50, 35: 37 red, 50 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253223?

The complementary color is #302332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253223?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253223 color

#253223 rgb(37, 50, 35)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253223 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 19.6% green and 13.7% blue (37, 50, 35).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 18% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#253223 color codes

HEX	`#253223`
RGB	`rgb(37, 50, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 19.6%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 18%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 30%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.21, -9.11, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.21, 12, 139.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.207, 2.796, 2.013)`
Decimal	`2437667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253223, 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 #253223	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253223 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #253223 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253223; }
.text { color: #253223; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253223; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 50 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253223, #233229); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #253223?: #253223 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253223?: The RGB value is 37, 50, 35: 37 red, 50 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253223?: The complementary color is #302332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253223?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.