What color is #353533?

#353533 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Jet Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353533?

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

What is the complementary color of #353533?

The complementary color is #333335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353533 color

#353533 rgb(53, 53, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353533 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Jet Black (#343434), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#353533 color codes

HEX	`#353533`
RGB	`rgb(53, 53, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.1, -0.46, 1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.1, 1.34, 109.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.339, 3.542, 3.639)`
Decimal	`3487027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353533, 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 #353533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #353533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353533; }
.text { color: #353533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 53 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353533, #343533); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #353533?: #353533 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Jet Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353533?: The RGB value is 53, 53, 51: 53 red, 53 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353533?: The complementary color is #333335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.