What color is #353D5D?

#353D5D is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353D5D?

The RGB value is 53, 61, 93: 53 red, 61 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353D5D?

The complementary color is #5D5535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353D5D color

#353D5D rgb(53, 61, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353D5D is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.9% green and 36.5% blue (53, 61, 93).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#353D5D color codes

HEX	`#353D5D`
RGB	`rgb(53, 61, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 34%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.4, 5.97, -20.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.4, 20.98, 286.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.112, 4.884, 11.027)`
Decimal	`3489117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353D5D, 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 #353D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #353D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353d5d; }
.text { color: #353d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 61 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353d5d, #41355d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #353D5D?: #353D5D is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353D5D?: The RGB value is 53, 61, 93: 53 red, 61 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353D5D?: The complementary color is #5D5535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.