What color is #253E44?

#253E44 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253E44?

The RGB value is 37, 62, 68: 37 red, 62 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253E44?

The complementary color is #442B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253E44 color

#253E44 rgb(37, 62, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253E44 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 24.3% green and 26.7% blue (37, 62, 68).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#253E44 color codes

HEX	`#253E44`
RGB	`rgb(37, 62, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 24.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 46%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 9%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.5, -7.77, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.5, 10.27, 220.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.529, 4.256, 6.103)`
Decimal	`2440772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253E44, 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 #253E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #253E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253e44; }
.text { color: #253e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 62 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253e44, #252e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #253E44?: #253E44 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253E44?: The RGB value is 37, 62, 68: 37 red, 62 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253E44?: The complementary color is #442B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.