What color is #353036?

#353036 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353036?

The RGB value is 53, 48, 54: 53 red, 48 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353036?

The complementary color is #313630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353036?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353036 color

#353036 rgb(53, 48, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353036 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.8% green and 21.2% blue (53, 48, 54).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 6% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#353036 color codes

HEX	`#353036`
RGB	`rgb(53, 48, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 6%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 11%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.59, 3.6, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.59, 4.69, 320.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.191, 3.137, 3.927)`
Decimal	`3485750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353036, 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 #353036	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353036 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #353036 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353036; }
.text { color: #353036; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353036; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 48 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353036, #363034); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #353036?: #353036 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353036?: The RGB value is 53, 48, 54: 53 red, 48 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353036?: The complementary color is #313630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353036?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.