What color is #35343F?

#35343F is a dark, grayish blue known as Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Witches Cauldron?

The RGB value is 53, 52, 63: 53 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Witches Cauldron?

The complementary color is #3E3F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35343F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Witches Cauldron color: hex code #35343F

#35343F rgb(53, 52, 63)

Shades of gray

Witches Cauldron has the hex code #35343F. It is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.4% green and 24.7% blue (53, 52, 63).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 10% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

Witches Cauldron (#35343F) color codes

HEX	`#35343F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 52, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 10%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.2, 3.15, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.2, 7.41, 295.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.593, 3.572, 5.202)`
Decimal	`3486783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Witches Cauldron, 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 #35343F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35343F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #35343F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35343f; }
.text { color: #35343f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35343f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 52 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35343f, #3b343f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

See #35343F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #35343F?: #35343F is a dark, grayish blue known as Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Witches Cauldron?: The RGB value is 53, 52, 63: 53 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Witches Cauldron?: The complementary color is #3E3F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35343F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.