What color is #253526?

#253526 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253526?

The RGB value is 37, 53, 38: 37 red, 53 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253526?

The complementary color is #352534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253526?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253526 color

#253526 rgb(37, 53, 38)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253526 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20.8% green and 14.9% blue (37, 53, 38).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#253526 color codes

HEX	`#253526`
RGB	`rgb(37, 53, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 30%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 28%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.36, -10.32, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.36, 12.69, 144.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.386, 3.079, 2.302)`
Decimal	`2438438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253526, 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 #253526	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253526 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #253526 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253526; }
.text { color: #253526; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253526; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 53 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253526, #25352e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #253526?: #253526 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253526?: The RGB value is 37, 53, 38: 37 red, 53 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253526?: The complementary color is #352534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253526?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.