What color is #353649?

#353649 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 #353649?

The RGB value is 53, 54, 73: 53 red, 54 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353649?

The complementary color is #494835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353649 color

#353649 rgb(53, 54, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353649 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 21.2% green and 28.6% blue (53, 54, 73).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#353649 color codes

HEX	`#353649`
RGB	`rgb(53, 54, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 21.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 26%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.26, 4.55, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.26, 12.67, 291.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.99, 3.876, 6.84)`
Decimal	`3487305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353649, 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 #353649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #353649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353649; }
.text { color: #353649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 54 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353649, #3e3549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #353649?: #353649 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 #353649?: The RGB value is 53, 54, 73: 53 red, 54 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353649?: The complementary color is #494835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.