What color is #353430?

#353430 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353430?

The RGB value is 53, 52, 48: 53 red, 52 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353430?

The complementary color is #303135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353430 color

#353430 rgb(53, 52, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353430 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.4% green and 18.8% blue (53, 52, 48).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 5% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Oil (#313330), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#353430 color codes

HEX	`#353430`
RGB	`rgb(53, 52, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 5%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 9%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.68, -0.45, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.68, 2.72, 99.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.23, 3.426, 3.287)`
Decimal	`3486768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353430, 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 #353430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #353430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353430; }
.text { color: #353430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 52 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353430, #343530); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #353430?: #353430 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353430?: The RGB value is 53, 52, 48: 53 red, 52 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353430?: The complementary color is #303135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.