What color is #253D3B?

#253D3B 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 #253D3B?

The RGB value is 37, 61, 59: 37 red, 61 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253D3B?

The complementary color is #3D2527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253D3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253D3B color

#253D3B rgb(37, 61, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253D3B is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 23.9% green and 23.1% blue (37, 61, 59).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#253D3B color codes

HEX	`#253D3B`
RGB	`rgb(37, 61, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 23.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 3%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.82, -9.86, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.82, 10.01, 189.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.221, 4.046, 4.748)`
Decimal	`2440507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253D3B, 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 #253D3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253D3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #253D3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253d3b; }
.text { color: #253d3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253d3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 61 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253d3b, #25333d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #253D3B?: #253D3B 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 #253D3B?: The RGB value is 37, 61, 59: 37 red, 61 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253D3B?: The complementary color is #3D2527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253D3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.