What color is #253C3E?

#253C3E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253C3E?

The RGB value is 37, 60, 62: 37 red, 60 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253C3E?

The complementary color is #3E2725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253C3E color

#253C3E rgb(37, 60, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253C3E is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.5% green and 24.3% blue (37, 60, 62).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#253C3E color codes

HEX	`#253C3E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 60, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 3%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.58, -8.35, -4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.58, 9.3, 206.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.248, 3.973, 5.152)`
Decimal	`2440254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253C3E, 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 #253C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #253C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253c3e; }
.text { color: #253c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 60 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253c3e, #25303e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #253C3E?: #253C3E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253C3E?: The RGB value is 37, 60, 62: 37 red, 60 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253C3E?: The complementary color is #3E2725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.