What color is #253B3A?

#253B3A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253B3A?

The RGB value is 37, 59, 58: 37 red, 59 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253B3A?

The complementary color is #3B2526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253B3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253B3A color

#253B3A rgb(37, 59, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253B3A is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.1% green and 22.7% blue (37, 59, 58).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 23% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#253B3A color codes

HEX	`#253B3A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 59, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 23%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 37%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 2%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.09, -8.9, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.09, 9.16, 193.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.09, 3.827, 4.578)`
Decimal	`2439994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253B3A, 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 #253B3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253B3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #253B3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253b3a; }
.text { color: #253b3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253b3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 59 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253b3a, #25313b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #253B3A?: #253B3A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253B3A?: The RGB value is 37, 59, 58: 37 red, 59 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253B3A?: The complementary color is #3B2526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253B3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.