What color is #335A60?

#335A60 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335A60?

The RGB value is 51, 90, 96: 51 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335A60?

The complementary color is #603933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335A60 color

#335A60 rgb(51, 90, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #335A60 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 35.3% green and 37.6% blue (51, 90, 96).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 31% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#335A60 color codes

HEX	`#335A60`
RGB	`rgb(51, 90, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 35.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 31%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 47%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 6%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.71, -12.01, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.71, 14.31, 212.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.132, 8.86, 12.398)`
Decimal	`3365472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335A60, 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 #335A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #335A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335a60; }
.text { color: #335a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 90 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335a60, #334460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #335A60?: #335A60 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335A60?: The RGB value is 51, 90, 96: 51 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335A60?: The complementary color is #603933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.