What color is #353E45?

#353E45 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353E45?

The RGB value is 53, 62, 69: 53 red, 62 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353E45?

The complementary color is #453C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353E45 color

#353E45 rgb(53, 62, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353E45 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 24.3% green and 27.1% blue (53, 62, 69).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#353E45 color codes

HEX	`#353E45`
RGB	`rgb(53, 62, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 24.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 10%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.66, -1.89, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.66, 5.84, 251.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.265, 4.632, 6.298)`
Decimal	`3489349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353E45, 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 #353E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #353E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353e45; }
.text { color: #353e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 62 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353e45, #353645); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #353E45?: #353E45 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353E45?: The RGB value is 53, 62, 69: 53 red, 62 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353E45?: The complementary color is #453C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.