What color is #253C34?

#253C34 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253C34?

The RGB value is 37, 60, 52: 37 red, 60 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253C34?

The complementary color is #3C252D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253C34 color

#253C34 rgb(37, 60, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253C34 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.5% green and 20.4% blue (37, 60, 52).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#253C34 color codes

HEX	`#253C34`
RGB	`rgb(37, 60, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 38%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.25, -11.18, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.25, 11.37, 169.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.998, 3.873, 3.838)`
Decimal	`2440244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253C34, 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 #253C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #253C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253c34; }
.text { color: #253c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 60 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253c34, #25383c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #253C34?: #253C34 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253C34?: The RGB value is 37, 60, 52: 37 red, 60 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253C34?: The complementary color is #3C252D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.