What color is #353953?

#353953 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353953?

The RGB value is 53, 57, 83: 53 red, 57 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353953?

The complementary color is #534F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353953 color

#353953 rgb(53, 57, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353953 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 22.4% green and 32.5% blue (53, 57, 83).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#353953 color codes

HEX	`#353953`
RGB	`rgb(53, 57, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 22.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 31%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, 5.51, -16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 17.19, 288.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.492, 4.308, 8.777)`
Decimal	`3488083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353953, 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 #353953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #353953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353953; }
.text { color: #353953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 57 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353953, #403553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #353953?: #353953 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353953?: The RGB value is 53, 57, 83: 53 red, 57 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353953?: The complementary color is #534F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.