What color is #353838?

#353838 is a dark gray known as Wet Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wet Concrete?

The RGB value is 53, 56, 56: 53 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wet Concrete?

The complementary color is #383535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wet Concrete color: hex code #353838

#353838 rgb(53, 56, 56)

Shades of gray

Wet Concrete has the hex code #353838. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 22% green and 22% blue (53, 56, 56).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

Wet Concrete (#353838) color codes

HEX	`#353838`
RGB	`rgb(53, 56, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 22%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.24, -1.28, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.24, 1.36, 199.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.596, 3.871, 4.298)`
Decimal	`3487800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wet Concrete, 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 #353838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #353838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353838; }
.text { color: #353838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 56 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353838, #353738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #353838 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #353838?: #353838 is a dark gray known as Wet Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wet Concrete?: The RGB value is 53, 56, 56: 53 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wet Concrete?: The complementary color is #383535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.