What color is #253C5E?

#253C5E is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253C5E?

The RGB value is 37, 60, 94: 37 red, 60 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253C5E?

The complementary color is #5E4725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253C5E color

#253C5E rgb(37, 60, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #253C5E is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.5% green and 36.9% blue (37, 60, 94).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#253C5E color codes

HEX	`#253C5E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 60, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 61%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 36%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.05, 2.56, -22.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.05, 23.1, 276.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.398, 4.433, 11.211)`
Decimal	`2440286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253C5E, 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 #253C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #253C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253c5e; }
.text { color: #253c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 60 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253c5e, #2b255e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #253C5E?: #253C5E is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253C5E?: The RGB value is 37, 60, 94: 37 red, 60 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253C5E?: The complementary color is #5E4725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.