What color is #353B42?

#353B42 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353B42?

The RGB value is 53, 59, 66: 53 red, 59 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353B42?

The complementary color is #423C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353B42 color

#353B42 rgb(53, 59, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353B42 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.1% green and 25.9% blue (53, 59, 66).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 11% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Do Not Disturb (#363B43), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#353B42 color codes

HEX	`#353B42`
RGB	`rgb(53, 59, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 11%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 20%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.57, -0.73, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.57, 5.21, 261.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.015, 4.278, 5.767)`
Decimal	`3488578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353B42, 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 #353B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #353B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353b42; }
.text { color: #353b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 59 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353b42, #363542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #353B42?: #353B42 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353B42?: The RGB value is 53, 59, 66: 53 red, 59 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353B42?: The complementary color is #423C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.