What color is #253336?

#253336 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253336?

The RGB value is 37, 51, 54: 37 red, 51 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253336?

The complementary color is #362825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253336?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253336 color

#253336 rgb(37, 51, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253336 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20% green and 21.2% blue (37, 51, 54).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#253336 color codes

HEX	`#253336`
RGB	`rgb(37, 51, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 31%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 6%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.15, -4.94, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.15, 6.23, 217.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.612, 3.027, 3.936)`
Decimal	`2437942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253336, 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 #253336	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253336 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #253336 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253336; }
.text { color: #253336; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253336; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 51 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253336, #252b36); }

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Questions

What color is #253336?: #253336 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253336?: The RGB value is 37, 51, 54: 37 red, 51 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253336?: The complementary color is #362825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253336?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.