Information about #254F5C color

#254F5C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#254F5C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(37, 79, 92) — 14.5% red, 31% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 5 / 0 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #254F5C reads as a confidently colored cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Arctic Blue (#275359). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Arapawa (#274A5D) and Wanaka (#284962).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 79, 92) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #254F5C: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #254F5C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#254F5C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#254F5C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #254F5C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#254F5C
  • RGB37, 79, 92
  • CMYK22, 5, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(37, 79, 92)
  • HSL194°, 43%, 25%
  • HSL Precise194.182°, 42.636%, 25.294%
  • HSV194°, 60%, 36%
  • HSB194°, 60%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.310, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.310, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.310, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID254F5C
  • DECIMAL ID2445148
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01