What color is #353339?

#353339 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 #353339?

The RGB value is 53, 51, 57: 53 red, 51 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353339?

The complementary color is #373933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353339 color

#353339 rgb(53, 51, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353339 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20% green and 22.4% blue (53, 51, 57).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 6% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#353339 color codes

HEX	`#353339`
RGB	`rgb(53, 51, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 6%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 11%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.65, 2.3, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.65, 4.15, 303.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.39, 3.42, 4.352)`
Decimal	`3486521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353339, 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 #353339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #353339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353339; }
.text { color: #353339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 51 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353339, #383339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #353339?: #353339 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 #353339?: The RGB value is 53, 51, 57: 53 red, 51 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353339?: The complementary color is #373933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.