What color is #255D67?

#255D67 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color After the Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #255D67?

The RGB value is 37, 93, 103: 37 red, 93 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #255D67?

The complementary color is #672F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #255D67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#255D67 color

#255D67 rgb(37, 93, 103)

Shades of teal

The hex color #255D67 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 36.5% green and 40.4% blue (37, 93, 103).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 47% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is After the Storm (#33616A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#255D67 color codes

HEX	`#255D67`
RGB	`rgb(37, 93, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 36.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 47%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 64%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 10%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.37, -14.9, -11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.37, 18.65, 216.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.124, 9.201, 14.23)`
Decimal	`2448743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #255D67, 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 #255D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#255D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #255D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #255d67; }
.text { color: #255d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #255d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 93 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #255d67, #253c67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #255D67?: #255D67 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color After the Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #255D67?: The RGB value is 37, 93, 103: 37 red, 93 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #255D67?: The complementary color is #672F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #255D67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.