What color is #35354F?

#35354F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35354F?

The RGB value is 53, 53, 79: 53 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35354F?

The complementary color is #4F4F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35354F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35354F color

#35354F rgb(53, 53, 79)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.8% green and 31% blue (53, 53, 79).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#35354F color codes

HEX	`#35354F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 53, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.23, 7.01, -15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.23, 17.34, 293.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.152, 3.867, 7.923)`
Decimal	`3487055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35354F, 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 #35354F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35354F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #35354F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35354f; }
.text { color: #35354f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35354f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 53 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35354f, #42354f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #35354F?: #35354F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35354F?: The RGB value is 53, 53, 79: 53 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35354F?: The complementary color is #4F4F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35354F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.