#253541

Color #253541

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.29 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#253541

RGB

rgb(37, 53, 65)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 27.5%, 20%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 43.1%, 25.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.1%, 18.5%, 0%, 74.5%)

LAB

lab(21.29, -2.88, -9.57)

LCH

lch(21.29, 9.99, 253.25)

OKLCH

oklch(32%, 0.0301, 241.22)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 14.5%, 74.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#413125

Analogous

#25413f

#253541

#252741

Triadic

#253541

#412535

#354125

Split-complementary

#253541

#412527

#413f25

Tetradic

#253541

#312541

#413125

#354125

Square

#253541

#3f2541

#413125

#274125

Shades

Color #253541 mixed toward black.

#1f2c36

#19232b

#121b21

#0c1216

#06090b

Tints

Color #253541 mixed toward white.

#3e586c

#567c98

#7d9db5

#a8bece

#d4dee6

Tones

Color #253541 mixed toward gray.

#27353f

#2a343c

#2c343a

#2e3438

#313335

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2d2d3e · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#2c2a3e · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#263c3c · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 8.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #253541;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#253541]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#253541 (#253541) is rgb(37, 53, 65) in RGB.

No, #253541 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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