What color is #254D56?

#254D56 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #254D56?

The RGB value is 37, 77, 86: 37 red, 77 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #254D56?

The complementary color is #562E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #254D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#254D56 color

#254D56 rgb(37, 77, 86)

Shades of teal

The hex color #254D56 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 30.2% green and 33.7% blue (37, 77, 86).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 40% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#254D56 color codes

HEX	`#254D56`
RGB	`rgb(37, 77, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 30.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 40%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 57%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 10%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.33, -11.18, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.33, 14.76, 220.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.096, 6.373, 9.764)`
Decimal	`2444630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #254D56, 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 #254D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#254D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #254D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #254d56; }
.text { color: #254d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #254d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 77 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #254d56, #253556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #254D56?: #254D56 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #254D56?: The RGB value is 37, 77, 86: 37 red, 77 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #254D56?: The complementary color is #562E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #254D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.