What color is #35353D?

#35353D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35353D?

The RGB value is 53, 53, 61: 53 red, 53 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35353D?

The complementary color is #3D3D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35353D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35353D color

#35353D rgb(53, 53, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35353D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.8% green and 23.9% blue (53, 53, 61).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#35353D color codes

HEX	`#35353D`
RGB	`rgb(53, 53, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.44, 1.95, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.44, 5.36, 291.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.583, 3.64, 4.928)`
Decimal	`3487037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35353D, 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 #35353D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35353D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #35353D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35353d; }
.text { color: #35353d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35353d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 53 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35353d, #39353d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #35353D?: #35353D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35353D?: The RGB value is 53, 53, 61: 53 red, 53 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35353D?: The complementary color is #3D3D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35353D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.