What color is #253B41?

#253B41 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253B41?

The RGB value is 37, 59, 65: 37 red, 59 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253B41?

The complementary color is #412B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253B41 color

#253B41 rgb(37, 59, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253B41 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.1% green and 25.5% blue (37, 59, 65).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#253B41 color codes

HEX	`#253B41`
RGB	`rgb(37, 59, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 43%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 9%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.35, -6.8, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.35, 9.37, 223.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.281, 3.903, 5.58)`
Decimal	`2440001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253B41, 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 #253B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #253B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253b41; }
.text { color: #253b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 59 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253b41, #252d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #253B41?: #253B41 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253B41?: The RGB value is 37, 59, 65: 37 red, 59 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253B41?: The complementary color is #412B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.