What color is #253631?

#253631 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 #253631?

The RGB value is 37, 54, 49: 37 red, 54 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253631?

The complementary color is #36252A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253631?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253631 color

#253631 rgb(37, 54, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253631 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 21.2% green and 19.2% blue (37, 54, 49).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#253631 color codes

HEX	`#253631`
RGB	`rgb(37, 54, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 21.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 31%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 9%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.03, -8.26, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.03, 8.31, 173.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.636, 3.253, 3.394)`
Decimal	`2438705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253631, 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 #253631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253631 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #253631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253631; }
.text { color: #253631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 54 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253631, #253236); }

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Questions

What color is #253631?: #253631 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 #253631?: The RGB value is 37, 54, 49: 37 red, 54 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253631?: The complementary color is #36252A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253631?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.