What color is #354B67?

#354B67 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Stay the Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354B67?

The RGB value is 53, 75, 103: 53 red, 75 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354B67?

The complementary color is #675135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354B67 color

#354B67 rgb(53, 75, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #354B67 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 29.4% green and 40.4% blue (53, 75, 103).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 32% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Stay the Night (#314662), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#354B67 color codes

HEX	`#354B67`
RGB	`rgb(53, 75, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 29.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 32%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 49%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 27%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.27, -0.01, -18.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.27, 18.95, 269.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.432, 6.768, 13.797)`
Decimal	`3492711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354B67, 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 #354B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #354B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354b67; }
.text { color: #354b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 75 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354b67, #383567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #354B67?: #354B67 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Stay the Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354B67?: The RGB value is 53, 75, 103: 53 red, 75 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354B67?: The complementary color is #675135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.