What color is #355357?

#355357 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 #355357?

The RGB value is 53, 83, 87: 53 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355357?

The complementary color is #573935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355357 color

#355357 rgb(53, 83, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #355357 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 32.5% green and 34.1% blue (53, 83, 87).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#355357 color codes

HEX	`#355357`
RGB	`rgb(53, 83, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 32.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 39%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 5%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.2, -9.93, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.2, 11.54, 210.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.281, 7.631, 10.157)`
Decimal	`3494743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355357, 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 #355357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #355357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355357; }
.text { color: #355357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 83 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355357, #354257); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #355357?: #355357 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 #355357?: The RGB value is 53, 83, 87: 53 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355357?: The complementary color is #573935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.