What color is #253729?

#253729 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 #253729?

The RGB value is 37, 55, 41: 37 red, 55 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253729?

The complementary color is #372533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253729?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253729 color

#253729 rgb(37, 55, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253729 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 21.6% green and 16.1% blue (37, 55, 41).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#253729 color codes

HEX	`#253729`
RGB	`rgb(37, 55, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 21.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.15, -10.87, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.15, 12.65, 149.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.529, 3.286, 2.598)`
Decimal	`2438953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253729, 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 #253729	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253729 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #253729 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253729; }
.text { color: #253729; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253729; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 55 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253729, #253732); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #253729?: #253729 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 #253729?: The RGB value is 37, 55, 41: 37 red, 55 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253729?: The complementary color is #372533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253729?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.