What color is #354040?

#354040 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354040?

The RGB value is 53, 64, 64: 53 red, 64 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354040?

The complementary color is #403535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354040 color

#354040 rgb(53, 64, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354040 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 25.1% green and 25.1% blue (53, 64, 64).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#354040 color codes

HEX	`#354040`
RGB	`rgb(53, 64, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 25.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.14, -4.49, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.14, 4.74, 198.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.227, 4.794, 5.552)`
Decimal	`3489856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354040, 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 #354040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #354040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354040; }
.text { color: #354040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 64 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354040, #353b40); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #354040?: #354040 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354040?: The RGB value is 53, 64, 64: 53 red, 64 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354040?: The complementary color is #403535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.