What color is #353F47?

#353F47 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Arsenic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353F47?

The RGB value is 53, 63, 71: 53 red, 63 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353F47?

The complementary color is #473D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353F47 color

#353F47 rgb(53, 63, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353F47 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 24.7% green and 27.8% blue (53, 63, 71).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Arsenic (#3B444B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#353F47 color codes

HEX	`#353F47`
RGB	`rgb(53, 63, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 24.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 25%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 11%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.06, -1.99, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.06, 6.55, 252.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.383, 4.767, 6.649)`
Decimal	`3489607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353F47, 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 #353F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #353F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353f47; }
.text { color: #353f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 63 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353f47, #353647); }

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Questions

What color is #353F47?: #353F47 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Arsenic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353F47?: The RGB value is 53, 63, 71: 53 red, 63 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353F47?: The complementary color is #473D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.