What color is #253F3F?

#253F3F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #253F3F?

The RGB value is 37, 63, 63: 37 red, 63 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #253F3F?

The complementary color is #3F2525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #253F3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#253F3F color

#253F3F rgb(37, 63, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #253F3F is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 24.7% green and 24.7% blue (37, 63, 63).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 26% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#253F3F color codes

HEX	`#253F3F`
RGB	`rgb(37, 63, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 24.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 26%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 41%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, -9.92, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 10.41, 197.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.437, 4.307, 5.352)`
Decimal	`2441023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #253F3F, 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 #253F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#253F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #253F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #253f3f; }
.text { color: #253f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #253f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 63 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #253f3f, #25323f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #253F3F?: #253F3F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #253F3F?: The RGB value is 37, 63, 63: 37 red, 63 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #253F3F?: The complementary color is #3F2525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #253F3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.