What color is #353333?

#353333 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353333?

The RGB value is 53, 51, 51: 53 red, 51 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353333?

The complementary color is #333535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353333?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353333 color

#353333 rgb(53, 51, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353333 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20% green and 20% blue (53, 51, 51).

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

The closest named color is Dark Charcoal (#333232), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#353333 color codes

HEX	`#353333`
RGB	`rgb(53, 51, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.44, 0.88, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.44, 0.93, 19.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.249, 3.364, 3.609)`
Decimal	`3486515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353333, 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 #353333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #353333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353333; }
.text { color: #353333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 51 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353333, #353433); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #353333?: #353333 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353333?: The RGB value is 53, 51, 51: 53 red, 51 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353333?: The complementary color is #333535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353333?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.