What color is #353D4F?

#353D4F 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 #353D4F?

The RGB value is 53, 61, 79: 53 red, 61 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353D4F?

The complementary color is #4F4735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353D4F color

#353D4F rgb(53, 61, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353D4F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.9% green and 31% blue (53, 61, 79).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#353D4F color codes

HEX	`#353D4F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 61, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.74, 1.61, -11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.74, 12.1, 277.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.548, 4.659, 8.055)`
Decimal	`3489103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353D4F, 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 #353D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #353D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353d4f; }
.text { color: #353d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 61 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353d4f, #3a354f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #353D4F?: #353D4F 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 #353D4F?: The RGB value is 53, 61, 79: 53 red, 61 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353D4F?: The complementary color is #4F4735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.