What color is #35373F?

#35373F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35373F?

The RGB value is 53, 55, 63: 53 red, 55 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35373F?

The complementary color is #3F3D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35373F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35373F color

#35373F rgb(53, 55, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35373F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 21.6% green and 24.7% blue (53, 55, 63).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#35373F color codes

HEX	`#35373F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 55, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 21.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 16%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.16, 1.13, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.16, 5.38, 282.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.731, 3.848, 5.248)`
Decimal	`3487551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35373F, 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 #35373F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35373F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #35373F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35373f; }
.text { color: #35373f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35373f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 55 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35373f, #38353f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #35373F?: #35373F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35373F?: The RGB value is 53, 55, 63: 53 red, 55 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35373F?: The complementary color is #3F3D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35373F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.