What color is #353E36?

#353E36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353E36?

The RGB value is 53, 62, 54: 53 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353E36?

The complementary color is #3E353D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353E36 color

#353E36 rgb(53, 62, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353E36 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 24.3% green and 21.2% blue (53, 62, 54).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 8% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#353E36 color codes

HEX	`#353E36`
RGB	`rgb(53, 62, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 24.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 8%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 15%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.16, -5.61, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.16, 6.71, 146.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.857, 4.468, 4.149)`
Decimal	`3489334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353E36, 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 #353E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #353E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353e36; }
.text { color: #353e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 62 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353e36, #353e3a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #353E36?: #353E36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353E36?: The RGB value is 53, 62, 54: 53 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353E36?: The complementary color is #3E353D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.