What color is #354749?

#354749 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 #354749?

The RGB value is 53, 71, 73: 53 red, 71 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354749?

The complementary color is #493735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354749?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354749 color

#354749 rgb(53, 71, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354749 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 27.8% green and 28.6% blue (53, 71, 73).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#354749 color codes

HEX	`#354749`
RGB	`rgb(53, 71, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 27.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.76, -6.53, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.76, 7.42, 208.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.924, 5.744, 7.151)`
Decimal	`3491657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354749, 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 #354749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #354749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354749; }
.text { color: #354749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 71 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354749, #353d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #354749?: #354749 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 #354749?: The RGB value is 53, 71, 73: 53 red, 71 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354749?: The complementary color is #493735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354749?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.