What color is #353B3F?

#353B3F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353B3F?

The RGB value is 53, 59, 63: 53 red, 59 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353B3F?

The complementary color is #3F3935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353B3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353B3F color

#353B3F rgb(53, 59, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353B3F is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.1% green and 24.7% blue (53, 59, 63).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#353B3F color codes

HEX	`#353B3F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 59, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 16%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, -1.52, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 3.66, 245.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.929, 4.244, 5.314)`
Decimal	`3488575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353B3F, 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 #353B3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353B3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #353B3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353b3f; }
.text { color: #353b3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353b3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 59 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353b3f, #35363f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #353B3F?: #353B3F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353B3F?: The RGB value is 53, 59, 63: 53 red, 59 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353B3F?: The complementary color is #3F3935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353B3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.