What color is #353C4D?

#353C4D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353C4D?

The RGB value is 53, 60, 77: 53 red, 60 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353C4D?

The complementary color is #4D4635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353C4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353C4D color

#353C4D rgb(53, 60, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353C4D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.5% green and 30.2% blue (53, 60, 77).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#353C4D color codes

HEX	`#353C4D`
RGB	`rgb(53, 60, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 31%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.33, 1.68, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.33, 11.42, 278.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.423, 4.524, 7.66)`
Decimal	`3488845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353C4D, 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 #353C4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353C4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #353C4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353c4d; }
.text { color: #353c4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353c4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 60 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353c4d, #3a354d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #353C4D?: #353C4D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353C4D?: The RGB value is 53, 60, 77: 53 red, 60 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353C4D?: The complementary color is #4D4635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353C4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.