What color is #353C47?

#353C47 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353C47?

The RGB value is 53, 60, 71: 53 red, 60 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353C47?

The complementary color is #474035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353C47 color

#353C47 rgb(53, 60, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353C47 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.5% green and 27.8% blue (53, 60, 71).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Inkblot (#393F4B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#353C47 color codes

HEX	`#353C47`
RGB	`rgb(53, 60, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 25%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.09, -0.03, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.09, 7.71, 269.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.221, 4.443, 6.595)`
Decimal	`3488839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353C47, 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 #353C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #353C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353c47; }
.text { color: #353c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 60 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353c47, #373547); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #353C47?: #353C47 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353C47?: The RGB value is 53, 60, 71: 53 red, 60 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353C47?: The complementary color is #474035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.