What color is #253A3D?

#253A3D is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253A3D?

The RGB value is 37, 58, 61: 37 red, 58 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253A3D?

The complementary color is #3D2825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253A3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253A3D color

#253A3D rgb(37, 58, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253A3D is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 22.7% green and 23.9% blue (37, 58, 61).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#253A3D color codes

HEX	`#253A3D`
RGB	`rgb(37, 58, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 22.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 5%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.85, -7.39, -4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.85, 8.66, 211.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.118, 3.756, 4.975)`
Decimal	`2439741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253A3D, 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 #253A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253A3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #253A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253a3d; }
.text { color: #253a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 58 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253a3d, #252e3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #253A3D?: #253A3D is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253A3D?: The RGB value is 37, 58, 61: 37 red, 58 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253A3D?: The complementary color is #3D2825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253A3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.