What color is #253539?

#253539 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 #253539?

The RGB value is 37, 53, 57: 37 red, 53 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253539?

The complementary color is #392925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253539 color

#253539 rgb(37, 53, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253539 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20.8% green and 22.4% blue (37, 53, 57).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#253539 color codes

HEX	`#253539`
RGB	`rgb(37, 53, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 7%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.96, -5.36, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.96, 7.09, 220.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.774, 3.235, 4.348)`
Decimal	`2438457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253539, 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 #253539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #253539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253539; }
.text { color: #253539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 53 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253539, #252b39); }

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Questions

What color is #253539?: #253539 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 #253539?: The RGB value is 37, 53, 57: 37 red, 53 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253539?: The complementary color is #392925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.