#253239#253239

#253239 is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 30.8% C 0.022 H 231.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253239
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 57)
HSL	hsl(201, 21%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(201, 35%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 12.3%, 0%, 77.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.92, -3.38, -6.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.92, 7.06, 241.37°)
OKLab	oklab(30.83% -0.0133 -0.0169)
OKLCH	oklch(30.83% 0.022 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.6418, 2.9698, 4.3041)
Luminance	0.0297 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253239 #392C25

analogous

#253936 #253239 #252839

triadic

#253239 #392532 #323925

tetradic

#253239 #362539 #392C25 #283925

square

#253239 #362539 #392C25 #283925

split-complementary

#253239 #392528 #393625

monochromatic

#0C1013 #0D1114 #253239 #3D535E #557383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.17

#253239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#253239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253239

13.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253239	1.00	13.17	1.59	13.17
#FFFFFF	13.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F3139

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C2F39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F3434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.8% 0.022 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60696f',
    500: '#253239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253239;
$custom-light: #60696f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201,
    "s": 21.277,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30833,
    "c": 0.02154,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253239

secondary

#6B594F

accent

#876ABE

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEC

border

#C5C6C7

text

#050607

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #253239

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

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