What color is #353F6F?

#353F6F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353F6F?

The RGB value is 53, 63, 111: 53 red, 63 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353F6F?

The complementary color is #6F6535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353F6F color

#353F6F rgb(53, 63, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353F6F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 24.7% green and 43.5% blue (53, 63, 111).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 35% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#353F6F color codes

HEX	`#353F6F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 63, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 24.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 35%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 52%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 43%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28, 10.66, -29.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28, 31.04, 290.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.114, 5.459, 15.767)`
Decimal	`3489647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353F6F, 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 #353F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #353F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353f6f; }
.text { color: #353f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 63 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353f6f, #48356f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #353F6F?: #353F6F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353F6F?: The RGB value is 53, 63, 111: 53 red, 63 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353F6F?: The complementary color is #6F6535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.