What color is #354353?

#354353 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354353?

The RGB value is 53, 67, 83: 53 red, 67 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354353?

The complementary color is #534535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354353 color

#354353 rgb(53, 67, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354353 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 26.3% green and 32.5% blue (53, 67, 83).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#354353 color codes

HEX	`#354353`
RGB	`rgb(53, 67, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 26.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 19%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.83, -1.14, -11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.83, 11.47, 264.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.036, 5.396, 8.958)`
Decimal	`3490643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354353, 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 #354353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #354353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354353; }
.text { color: #354353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 67 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354353, #363553); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #354353?: #354353 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354353?: The RGB value is 53, 67, 83: 53 red, 67 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354353?: The complementary color is #534535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.