What color is #335153?

#335153 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335153?

The RGB value is 51, 81, 83: 51 red, 81 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335153?

The complementary color is #533533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335153 color

#335153 rgb(51, 81, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #335153 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 31.8% green and 32.5% blue (51, 81, 83).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#335153 color codes

HEX	`#335153`
RGB	`rgb(51, 81, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 31.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 2%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.29, -10.51, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.29, 11.52, 204.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.868, 7.213, 9.265)`
Decimal	`3363155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335153, 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 #335153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #335153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335153; }
.text { color: #335153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 81 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335153, #334153); }

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Questions

What color is #335153?: #335153 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335153?: The RGB value is 51, 81, 83: 51 red, 81 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335153?: The complementary color is #533533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.