What color is #353E54?

#353E54 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353E54?

The RGB value is 53, 62, 84: 53 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353E54?

The complementary color is #544B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353E54 color

#353E54 rgb(53, 62, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353E54 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 24.3% green and 32.9% blue (53, 62, 84).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#353E54 color codes

HEX	`#353E54`
RGB	`rgb(53, 62, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 24.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, 2.45, -14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 14.65, 279.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.791, 4.842, 9.068)`
Decimal	`3489364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353E54, 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 #353E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #353E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353e54; }
.text { color: #353e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 62 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353e54, #3c3554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #353E54?: #353E54 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353E54?: The RGB value is 53, 62, 84: 53 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353E54?: The complementary color is #544B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.