What color is #353457?

#353457 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353457?

The RGB value is 53, 52, 87: 53 red, 52 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353457?

The complementary color is #565734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353457 color

#353457 rgb(53, 52, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353457 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.4% green and 34.1% blue (53, 52, 87).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#353457 color codes

HEX	`#353457`
RGB	`rgb(53, 52, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 40%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.34, 10.18, -20.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.34, 23.32, 295.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.416, 3.901, 9.535)`
Decimal	`3486807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353457, 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 #353457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #353457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353457; }
.text { color: #353457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 52 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353457, #473457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #353457?: #353457 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353457?: The RGB value is 53, 52, 87: 53 red, 52 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353457?: The complementary color is #565734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.