What color is #335C68?

#335C68 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Under the Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335C68?

The RGB value is 51, 92, 104: 51 red, 92 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335C68?

The complementary color is #683F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335C68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335C68 color

#335C68 rgb(51, 92, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #335C68 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 36.1% green and 40.8% blue (51, 92, 104).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Under the Sea (#395D68), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#335C68 color codes

HEX	`#335C68`
RGB	`rgb(51, 92, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 36.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 51%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 12%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.66, -10.74, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.66, 15.61, 226.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.69, 9.357, 14.495)`
Decimal	`3365992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335C68, 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 #335C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #335C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335c68; }
.text { color: #335c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 92 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335c68, #334268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #335C68?: #335C68 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Under the Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335C68?: The RGB value is 51, 92, 104: 51 red, 92 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335C68?: The complementary color is #683F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335C68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.