What color is #354F4E?

#354F4E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354F4E?

The RGB value is 53, 79, 78: 53 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354F4E?

The complementary color is #4F3536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354F4E color

#354F4E rgb(53, 79, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354F4E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 31% green and 30.6% blue (53, 79, 78).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#354F4E color codes

HEX	`#354F4E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 79, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 31%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.57, -10.06, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.57, 10.38, 194.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.639, 6.899, 8.241)`
Decimal	`3493710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354F4E, 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 #354F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #354F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354f4e; }
.text { color: #354f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 79 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354f4e, #35434f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #354F4E?: #354F4E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354F4E?: The RGB value is 53, 79, 78: 53 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354F4E?: The complementary color is #4F3536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.