What color is #353252?

#353252 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353252?

The RGB value is 53, 50, 82: 53 red, 50 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353252?

The complementary color is #4F5232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353252 color

#353252 rgb(53, 50, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353252 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 19.6% green and 32.2% blue (53, 50, 82).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#353252 color codes

HEX	`#353252`
RGB	`rgb(53, 50, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 19.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 39%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.47, 9.99, -19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.47, 21.5, 297.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.131, 3.647, 8.467)`
Decimal	`3486290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353252, 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 #353252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #353252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353252; }
.text { color: #353252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 50 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353252, #453252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #353252?: #353252 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353252?: The RGB value is 53, 50, 82: 53 red, 50 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353252?: The complementary color is #4F5232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.