#253936

Color #253936

A muted very dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 9.94 Nearest Tailwind class teal-950 #022f2e · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#253936

RGB

rgb(37, 57, 54)

HSL

hsl(171, 21.3%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171, 35.1%, 22.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.1%, 0%, 5.3%, 77.6%)

LAB

lab(22.25, -8.79, -0.7)

LCH

lch(22.25, 8.82, 184.55)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.0262, 184.38)

HWB

hwb(171, 14.5%, 77.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#392528

Analogous

#25392c

#253936

#253239

Triadic

#253936

#362539

#393625

Split-complementary

#253936

#392532

#392c25

Tetradic

#253936

#252839

#392528

#393625

Square

#253936

#2c2539

#392528

#323925

Shades

Color #253936 mixed toward black.

#1f2f2d

#192624

#121c1b

#0c1312

#060909

Tints

Color #253936 mixed toward white.

#40635e

#5c8d86

#81ada6

#abc8c4

#d5e4e1

Tones

Color #253936 mixed toward gray.

#273735

#283634

#2a3432

#2c3231

#2d3130

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.72:1

White text reads better on this background (12.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f2f37 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#2e2c37 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#263737 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #253936;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#253936]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#253936 (#253936) is rgb(37, 57, 54) in RGB.

No, #253936 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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