What color is #353E57?

#353E57 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353E57?

The RGB value is 53, 62, 87: 53 red, 62 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353E57?

The complementary color is #574E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353E57?

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.

#353E57 color

#353E57 rgb(53, 62, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353E57 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 24.3% green and 34.1% blue (53, 62, 87).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#353E57 color codes

HEX	`#353E57`
RGB	`rgb(53, 62, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 24.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 39%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 29%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.42, 3.38, -16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.42, 16.54, 281.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.911, 4.89, 9.7)`
Decimal	`3489367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353E57, 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 #353E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353E57 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 #353E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353e57; }
.text { color: #353e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 62 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353e57, #3d3557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #353E57?: #353E57 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353E57?: The RGB value is 53, 62, 87: 53 red, 62 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353E57?: The complementary color is #574E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353E57?: 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.