What color is #354B4E?

#354B4E 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 #354B4E?

The RGB value is 53, 75, 78: 53 red, 75 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354B4E?

The complementary color is #4E3835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354B4E color

#354B4E rgb(53, 75, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354B4E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 29.4% green and 30.6% blue (53, 75, 78).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% 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 9.26:1).

#354B4E color codes

HEX	`#354B4E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 75, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 29.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 4%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.25, -7.63, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.25, 8.88, 210.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.359, 6.339, 8.147)`
Decimal	`3492686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354B4E, 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 #354B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #354B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354b4e; }
.text { color: #354b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 75 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354b4e, #353f4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #354B4E?: #354B4E 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 #354B4E?: The RGB value is 53, 75, 78: 53 red, 75 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354B4E?: The complementary color is #4E3835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.