What color is #253936?

#253936 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 #253936?

The RGB value is 37, 57, 54: 37 red, 57 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253936?

The complementary color is #392528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253936 color

#253936 rgb(37, 57, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253936 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 22.4% green and 21.2% blue (37, 57, 54).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#253936 color codes

HEX	`#253936`
RGB	`rgb(37, 57, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 22.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.25, -8.79, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.25, 8.82, 184.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.892, 3.586, 4.029)`
Decimal	`2439478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253936, 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 #253936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #253936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253936; }
.text { color: #253936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 57 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253936, #253239); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #253936?: #253936 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 #253936?: The RGB value is 37, 57, 54: 37 red, 57 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253936?: The complementary color is #392528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.