What color is #355554?

#355554 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 #355554?

The RGB value is 53, 85, 84: 53 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355554?

The complementary color is #553536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355554 color

#355554 rgb(53, 85, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #355554 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 33.3% green and 32.9% blue (53, 85, 84).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#355554 color codes

HEX	`#355554`
RGB	`rgb(53, 85, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 33.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 38%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.76, -11.96, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.76, 12.37, 194.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.316, 7.894, 9.577)`
Decimal	`3495252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355554, 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 #355554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #355554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355554; }
.text { color: #355554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 85 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355554, #354655); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #355554?: #355554 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 #355554?: The RGB value is 53, 85, 84: 53 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355554?: The complementary color is #553536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.