What color is #354E53?

#354E53 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 #354E53?

The RGB value is 53, 78, 83: 53 red, 78 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354E53?

The complementary color is #533A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354E53 color

#354E53 rgb(53, 78, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354E53 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 30.6% green and 32.5% blue (53, 78, 83).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#354E53 color codes

HEX	`#354E53`
RGB	`rgb(53, 78, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 30.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 6%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.42, -8.06, -6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.42, 10.05, 216.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.753, 6.83, 9.197)`
Decimal	`3493459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354E53, 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 #354E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #354E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354e53; }
.text { color: #354e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 78 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354e53, #353f53); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #354E53?: #354E53 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 #354E53?: The RGB value is 53, 78, 83: 53 red, 78 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354E53?: The complementary color is #533A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.