What color is #353C36?

#353C36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353C36?

The RGB value is 53, 60, 54: 53 red, 60 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353C36?

The complementary color is #3C353B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353C36 color

#353C36 rgb(53, 60, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353C36 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.5% green and 21.2% blue (53, 60, 54).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 6% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Onyx (#353935), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#353C36 color codes

HEX	`#353C36`
RGB	`rgb(53, 60, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 6%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 12%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.5, -4.34, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.5, 5.12, 147.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.75, 4.255, 4.113)`
Decimal	`3488822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353C36, 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 #353C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #353C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353c36; }
.text { color: #353c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 60 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353c36, #353c39); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #353C36?: #353C36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353C36?: The RGB value is 53, 60, 54: 53 red, 60 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353C36?: The complementary color is #3C353B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.