What color is #35343A?

#35343A is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35343A?

The RGB value is 53, 52, 58: 53 red, 52 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35343A?

The complementary color is #393A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35343A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35343A color

#35343A rgb(53, 52, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35343A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.4% green and 22.7% blue (53, 52, 58).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 5% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#35343A color codes

HEX	`#35343A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 52, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 5%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 10%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.01, 1.87, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.01, 4.06, 297.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.46, 3.518, 4.499)`
Decimal	`3486778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35343A, 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 #35343A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35343A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #35343A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35343a; }
.text { color: #35343a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35343a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 52 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35343a, #38343a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #35343A?: #35343A is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35343A?: The RGB value is 53, 52, 58: 53 red, 52 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35343A?: The complementary color is #393A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35343A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.