What color is #253239?

#253239 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 #253239?

The RGB value is 37, 50, 57: 37 red, 50 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253239?

The complementary color is #392C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253239?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253239 color

#253239 rgb(37, 50, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #253239 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 19.6% green and 22.4% blue (37, 50, 57).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#253239 color codes

HEX	`#253239`
RGB	`rgb(37, 50, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 19.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 12%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.92, -3.38, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.92, 7.06, 241.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.642, 2.97, 4.304)`
Decimal	`2437689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253239, 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 #253239	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253239 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #253239 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253239; }
.text { color: #253239; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253239; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 50 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253239, #252839); }

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Questions

What color is #253239?: #253239 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 #253239?: The RGB value is 37, 50, 57: 37 red, 50 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253239?: The complementary color is #392C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253239?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.