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Colour

#253F35

  • #253F35
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#253F35 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 63, 53 and HSL 157°, 26%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#253F35#253F35
HEX#253F35
RGBrgb(37, 63, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2471, 0.2078
RGB percentages14.5%, 24.7%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(156.9, 26%, 19.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.9, 41.3%, 24.7%)
CMYK41.3%, 0%, 15.9%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,441,013
CSS custom property--colour: #253F35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#DAC0CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E3C35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#393936no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1E3F3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.7Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Black · ΔE 27.6Teal · ΔE 31Gray · ΔE 32Slate grey · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F252F
Analogous#253F28, #253C3F
Triadic#35253F, #3F3525
Split complementary#3F253C, #3F2825
Tetradic#28253F, #3F252F, #3C3F25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7DB39E
Lighter +30%#5E9F86
Lighter +20%#4B7F6B
Lighter +10%#385F50
Darker −10%#121F1A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#194C38
Less saturated −25%#323332

Channel breakdown

R37
G63
B53
Red37 (14.5%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue156.92°
Saturation (HSL)26%
Lightness19.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 3F · B 35

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