What color is #355B58?

#355B58 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Enchanting Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355B58?

The RGB value is 53, 91, 88: 53 red, 91 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355B58?

The complementary color is #5B3538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355B58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355B58 color

#355B58 rgb(53, 91, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #355B58 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 35.7% green and 34.5% blue (53, 91, 88).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Enchanting Ivy (#315955), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#355B58 color codes

HEX	`#355B58`
RGB	`rgb(53, 91, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 35.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.87, -14.31, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.87, 14.54, 190.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.97, 8.943, 10.59)`
Decimal	`3496792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355B58, 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 #355B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #355B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355b58; }
.text { color: #355b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 91 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355b58, #354b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #355B58?: #355B58 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Enchanting Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355B58?: The RGB value is 53, 91, 88: 53 red, 91 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355B58?: The complementary color is #5B3538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355B58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.