What color is #35354A?

#35354A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35354A?

The RGB value is 53, 53, 74: 53 red, 53 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35354A?

The complementary color is #4A4A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35354A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35354A color

#35354A rgb(53, 53, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #35354A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.8% green and 29% blue (53, 53, 74).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#35354A color codes

HEX	`#35354A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 53, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 28%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 28%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.99, 5.52, -12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.99, 14.03, 293.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.977, 3.797, 7.001)`
Decimal	`3487050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35354A, 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 #35354A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35354A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #35354A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35354a; }
.text { color: #35354a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35354a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 53 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35354a, #40354a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #35354A?: #35354A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35354A?: The RGB value is 53, 53, 74: 53 red, 53 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35354A?: The complementary color is #4A4A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35354A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.