Black Leather Jacket (#253529)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 12.96:1 — vs black: 1.62:1

Color values

  • HEX #253529
  • RGB rgb(37, 53, 41)
  • HSL hsl(135, 30%, 20%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 30.19, 0, 22.64, 79.22 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #253529 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Black Leather Jacket
#253529 Base
#352531
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Black Leather Jacket
#253529 Base
#293525
#253531
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Black Leather Jacket
#253529 Base
#292535
#352925
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Black Leather Jacket
#253529 Base
#312535
#352529
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Black Leather Jacket
#253529 Base
#252935
#352531
#353125
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Black Leather Jacket
#253529 Base
#0A0F0C
#141D16
#364D3C
#44624C
#648F6F
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Black Leather Jacket, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0A0F0C
#101711
#151E17
#1A261D
#202D23
Black Leather Jacket #253529 Base
#45634D
#669271
#93B49B
#C2D4C6
#F0F5F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #253529. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #253529;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #253529;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #253529;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #253529,
        #45253D
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #253529,
        #45253D
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$black-leather-jacket: #253529;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$black-leather-jacket-r: 37;
$black-leather-jacket-g: 53;
$black-leather-jacket-b: 41;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $black-leather-jacket;
    color: rgba($black-leather-jacket-r, $black-leather-jacket-g, $black-leather-jacket-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Black Leather Jacket appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #253529 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #313129 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #343429 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #273434 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #313131 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Black Leather Jacket ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Black Leather Jacket #253529 Base
Medium Jungle Green #1C352D ΔE 3.58
Kombu Green #354230 ΔE 5.09
Phthalo Green #123524 ΔE 6.09
Dark Jungle Green #1A2421 ΔE 7.44

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.