What color is #35363E?

#35363E is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35363E?

The RGB value is 53, 54, 62: 53 red, 54 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35363E?

The complementary color is #3E3D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35363E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35363E color

#35363E rgb(53, 54, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35363E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 21.2% green and 24.3% blue (53, 54, 62).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 8% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#35363E color codes

HEX	`#35363E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 54, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 21.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 8%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 15%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.8, 1.54, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.8, 5.35, 286.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.657, 3.743, 5.086)`
Decimal	`3487294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35363E, 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 #35363E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35363E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #35363E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35363e; }
.text { color: #35363e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35363e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 54 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35363e, #39353e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #35363E?: #35363E is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35363E?: The RGB value is 53, 54, 62: 53 red, 54 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35363E?: The complementary color is #3E3D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35363E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.