What color is #253C3B?

#253C3B 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 #253C3B?

The RGB value is 37, 60, 59: 37 red, 60 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253C3B?

The complementary color is #3C2526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253C3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253C3B color

#253C3B rgb(37, 60, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253C3B is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.5% green and 23.1% blue (37, 60, 59).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#253C3B color codes

HEX	`#253C3B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 60, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 38%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 2%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.47, -9.24, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.47, 9.51, 193.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.168, 3.941, 4.731)`
Decimal	`2440251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253C3B, 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 #253C3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253C3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #253C3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253c3b; }
.text { color: #253c3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253c3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 60 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253c3b, #25313c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #253C3B?: #253C3B 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 #253C3B?: The RGB value is 37, 60, 59: 37 red, 60 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253C3B?: The complementary color is #3C2526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253C3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.