What color is #253551?

#253551 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253551?

The RGB value is 37, 53, 81: 37 red, 53 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253551?

The complementary color is #514125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253551 color

#253551 rgb(37, 53, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #253551 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 20.8% green and 31.8% blue (37, 53, 81).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 37% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#253551 color codes

HEX	`#253551`
RGB	`rgb(37, 53, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 20.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 37%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 54%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 35%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.06, 2.6, -19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.06, 19.28, 277.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.521, 3.533, 8.279)`
Decimal	`2438481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253551, 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 #253551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #253551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253551; }
.text { color: #253551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 53 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253551, #2b2551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #253551?: #253551 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253551?: The RGB value is 37, 53, 81: 37 red, 53 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253551?: The complementary color is #514125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.