What color is #353544?

#353544 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353544?

The RGB value is 53, 53, 68: 53 red, 53 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353544?

The complementary color is #444435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353544 color

#353544 rgb(53, 53, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353544 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.8% green and 26.7% blue (53, 53, 68).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#353544 color codes

HEX	`#353544`
RGB	`rgb(53, 53, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 22%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.72, 3.82, -9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.72, 10.04, 292.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.784, 3.72, 5.986)`
Decimal	`3487044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353544, 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 #353544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #353544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353544; }
.text { color: #353544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 53 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353544, #3c3544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #353544?: #353544 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353544?: The RGB value is 53, 53, 68: 53 red, 53 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353544?: The complementary color is #444435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.