What color is #353F51?

#353F51 is a dark, grayish azure known as Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark & Stormy?

The RGB value is 53, 63, 81: 53 red, 63 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark & Stormy?

The complementary color is #514735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark & Stormy color: hex code #353F51

#353F51 rgb(53, 63, 81)

Shades of gray

Dark & Stormy has the hex code #353F51. It is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 24.7% green and 31.8% blue (53, 63, 81).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

Dark & Stormy (#353F51) color codes

HEX	`#353F51`
RGB	`rgb(53, 63, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 24.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 22%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.46, 0.88, -12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.46, 12.23, 274.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.73, 4.906, 8.481)`
Decimal	`3489617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark & Stormy, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #353F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #353F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353f51; }
.text { color: #353f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 63 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353f51, #393551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #353F51 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #353F51?: #353F51 is a dark, grayish azure known as Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark & Stormy?: The RGB value is 53, 63, 81: 53 red, 63 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark & Stormy?: The complementary color is #514735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.