What color is #355251?

#355251 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 #355251?

The RGB value is 53, 82, 81: 53 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355251?

The complementary color is #523536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355251 color

#355251 rgb(53, 82, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #355251 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 32.2% green and 31.8% blue (53, 82, 81).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#355251 color codes

HEX	`#355251`
RGB	`rgb(53, 82, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 32.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 1%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.67, -11.02, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.67, 11.39, 194.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.97, 7.385, 8.894)`
Decimal	`3494481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355251, 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 #355251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #355251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355251; }
.text { color: #355251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 82 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355251, #354552); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #355251?: #355251 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 #355251?: The RGB value is 53, 82, 81: 53 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355251?: The complementary color is #523536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.