#255253

Color #255253

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 3.77 Nearest Tailwind class teal-900 #0b4f4a · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#255253

RGB

rgb(37, 82, 83)

HSL

hsl(181.3, 38.3%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.3, 55.4%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.4%, 1.2%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(31.92, -15.06, -5.33)

LCH

lch(31.92, 15.98, 199.49)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.0494, 197.3)

HWB

hwb(181.3, 14.5%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#532625

Analogous

#25533d

#255253

#253b53

Triadic

#255253

#532552

#525325

Split-complementary

#255253

#53253b

#533d25

Tetradic

#255253

#262553

#532625

#525325

Square

#255253

#3d2553

#532625

#3b5325

Shades

Color #255253 mixed toward black.

#1f4445

#193737

#122929

#0c1b1c

#060e0e

Tints

Color #255253 mixed toward white.

#397e80

#4dabad

#78c1c3

#a5d6d7

#d2eaeb

Tones

Color #255253 mixed toward gray.

#294e4f

#2d4b4b

#304747

#344344

#384040

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.41:1

White text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3e53 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#3b3753 · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#295353 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #255253;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#255253]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#255253 (#255253) is rgb(37, 82, 83) in RGB.

No, #255253 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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