#253237#253237

#253237 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 30.7% C 0.020 H 223.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253237
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 55)
HSL	hsl(197, 20%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(197, 33%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.84, -3.98, -4.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.84, 6.35, 231.16°)
OKLab	oklab(30.74% -0.0143 -0.0135)
OKLCH	oklch(30.74% 0.02 223.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.5929, 2.9502, 4.0465)
Luminance	0.0295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253237 #372A25

analogous

#253733 #253237 #252937

triadic

#253237 #372532 #323725

tetradic

#253237 #332537 #372A25 #293725

square

#253237 #332537 #372A25 #293725

split-complementary

#253237 #372529 #373325

monochromatic

#0C1112 #0C1112 #253237 #3E535C #567580

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.21

#253237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#253237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253237

13.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253237	1.00	13.21	1.59	13.21
#FFFFFF	13.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F3137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C2F37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F3434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.7% 0.020 223.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60696d',
    500: '#253237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253237;
$custom-light: #60696d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.667,
    "s": 19.565,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30744,
    "c": 0.01962,
    "h": 223.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253237

secondary

#68564F

accent

#826CBC

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050607

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #253237

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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