What color is #354849?

#354849 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354849?

The RGB value is 53, 72, 73: 53 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354849?

The complementary color is #493635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354849 color

#354849 rgb(53, 72, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354849 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 28.2% green and 28.6% blue (53, 72, 73).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#354849 color codes

HEX	`#354849`
RGB	`rgb(53, 72, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 28.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 1%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.09, -7.15, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.09, 7.77, 203)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.988, 5.872, 7.173)`
Decimal	`3491913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354849, 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 #354849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #354849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354849; }
.text { color: #354849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 72 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354849, #353e49); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #354849?: #354849 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354849?: The RGB value is 53, 72, 73: 53 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354849?: The complementary color is #493635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.