What color is #354546?

#354546 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 #354546?

The RGB value is 53, 69, 70: 53 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354546?

The complementary color is #463635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354546?

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.

#354546 color

#354546 rgb(53, 69, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354546 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 27.1% green and 27.5% blue (53, 69, 70).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#354546 color codes

HEX	`#354546`
RGB	`rgb(53, 69, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 27.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 1%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.99, -6.09, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.99, 6.66, 203.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.701, 5.455, 6.598)`
Decimal	`3491142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354546, 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 #354546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354546 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 #354546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354546; }
.text { color: #354546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 69 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354546, #353d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #354546?: #354546 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 #354546?: The RGB value is 53, 69, 70: 53 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354546?: The complementary color is #463635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354546?: 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.