What color is #253331?

#253331 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253331?

The RGB value is 37, 51, 49: 37 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253331?

The complementary color is #332527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253331 color

#253331 rgb(37, 51, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #253331 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20% green and 19.2% blue (37, 51, 49).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 16% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#253331 color codes

HEX	`#253331`
RGB	`rgb(37, 51, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 16%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 4%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.97, -6.34, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.97, 6.38, 185.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.501, 2.983, 3.349)`
Decimal	`2437937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253331, 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 #253331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #253331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253331; }
.text { color: #253331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 51 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253331, #252e33); }

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Questions

What color is #253331?: #253331 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253331?: The RGB value is 37, 51, 49: 37 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253331?: The complementary color is #332527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.