What color is #253537?

#253537 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253537?

The RGB value is 37, 53, 55: 37 red, 53 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253537?

The complementary color is #372725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253537 color

#253537 rgb(37, 53, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253537 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20.8% green and 21.6% blue (37, 53, 55).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#253537 color codes

HEX	`#253537`
RGB	`rgb(37, 53, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 4%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.89, -5.95, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.89, 6.85, 209.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.725, 3.215, 4.091)`
Decimal	`2438455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253537, 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 #253537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #253537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253537; }
.text { color: #253537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 53 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253537, #252c37); }

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Questions

What color is #253537?: #253537 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253537?: The RGB value is 37, 53, 55: 37 red, 53 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253537?: The complementary color is #372725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.