What color is #353134?

#353134 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353134?

The RGB value is 53, 49, 52: 53 red, 49 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353134?

The complementary color is #313532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353134?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353134 color

#353134 rgb(53, 49, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353134 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 19.2% green and 20.4% blue (53, 49, 52).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 4% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Night Rider (#332E2E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#353134 color codes

HEX	`#353134`
RGB	`rgb(53, 49, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 19.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 4%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 8%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.83, 2.46, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.83, 2.76, 332.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.186, 3.201, 3.698)`
Decimal	`3486004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353134, 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 #353134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #353134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353134; }
.text { color: #353134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 49 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353134, #353132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #353134?: #353134 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353134?: The RGB value is 53, 49, 52: 53 red, 49 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353134?: The complementary color is #313532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353134?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.