What color is #353534?

#353534 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 #353534?

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

What is the complementary color of #353534?

The complementary color is #343435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353534 color

#353534 rgb(53, 53, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353534 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Jet Black (#343434), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#353534 color codes

HEX	`#353534`
RGB	`rgb(53, 53, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.13, -0.23, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.13, 0.67, 110.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.361, 3.551, 3.756)`
Decimal	`3487028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353534, 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 #353534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #353534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353534; }
.text { color: #353534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 53 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353534, #353534); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #353534?: #353534 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 #353534?: The RGB value is 53, 53, 52: 53 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353534?: The complementary color is #343435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.