What color is #354445?

#354445 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354445?

The RGB value is 53, 68, 69: 53 red, 68 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354445?

The complementary color is #453635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354445?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354445 color

#354445 rgb(53, 68, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354445 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 26.7% green and 27.1% blue (53, 68, 69).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#354445 color codes

HEX	`#354445`
RGB	`rgb(53, 68, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 26.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 1%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.63, -5.72, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.63, 6.28, 204.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.609, 5.321, 6.413)`
Decimal	`3490885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354445, 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 #354445	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354445 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #354445 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354445; }
.text { color: #354445; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354445; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 68 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354445, #353c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #354445?: #354445 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354445?: The RGB value is 53, 68, 69: 53 red, 68 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354445?: The complementary color is #453635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354445?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.