What color is #35333F?

#35333F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35333F?

The RGB value is 53, 51, 63: 53 red, 51 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35333F?

The complementary color is #3D3F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35333F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35333F color

#35333F rgb(53, 51, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35333F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20% green and 24.7% blue (53, 51, 63).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#35333F color codes

HEX	`#35333F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 51, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 19%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.88, 3.83, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.88, 8.14, 298.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.549, 3.483, 5.187)`
Decimal	`3486527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35333F, 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 #35333F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35333F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #35333F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35333f; }
.text { color: #35333f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35333f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 51 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35333f, #3b333f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #35333F?: #35333F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35333F?: The RGB value is 53, 51, 63: 53 red, 51 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35333F?: The complementary color is #3D3F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35333F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.