What color is #253340?

#253340 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253340?

The RGB value is 37, 51, 64: 37 red, 51 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253340?

The complementary color is #403225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253340 color

#253340 rgb(37, 51, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253340 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20% green and 25.1% blue (37, 51, 64).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#253340 color codes

HEX	`#253340`
RGB	`rgb(37, 51, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 20%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.56, -1.86, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.56, 10.17, 259.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.872, 3.131, 5.303)`
Decimal	`2437952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253340, 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 #253340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #253340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253340; }
.text { color: #253340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 51 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253340, #252540); }

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Questions

What color is #253340?: #253340 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253340?: The RGB value is 37, 51, 64: 37 red, 51 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253340?: The complementary color is #403225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.