What color is #253431?

#253431 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253431?

The RGB value is 37, 52, 49: 37 red, 52 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253431?

The complementary color is #342528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253431?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253431 color

#253431 rgb(37, 52, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253431 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20.4% green and 19.2% blue (37, 52, 49).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#253431 color codes

HEX	`#253431`
RGB	`rgb(37, 52, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20.4%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.33, -6.99, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.33, 6.99, 181.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.545, 3.071, 3.364)`
Decimal	`2438193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253431, 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 #253431	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253431 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	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 #253431 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253431; }
.text { color: #253431; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253431; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 52 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253431, #252f34); }

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Questions

What color is #253431?: #253431 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253431?: The RGB value is 37, 52, 49: 37 red, 52 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253431?: The complementary color is #342528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253431?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.