What color is #353235?

#353235 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353235?

The RGB value is 53, 50, 53: 53 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353235?

The complementary color is #323532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353235 color

#353235 rgb(53, 50, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353235 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 19.6% green and 20.8% blue (53, 50, 53).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#353235 color codes

HEX	`#353235`
RGB	`rgb(53, 50, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 19.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 6%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.19, 2.01, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.19, 2.46, 324.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.251, 3.295, 3.832)`
Decimal	`3486261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353235, 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 #353235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #353235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353235; }
.text { color: #353235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 50 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353235, #353234); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #353235?: #353235 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353235?: The RGB value is 53, 50, 53: 53 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353235?: The complementary color is #323532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.