What color is #355B60?

#355B60 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355B60?

The RGB value is 53, 91, 96: 53 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355B60?

The complementary color is #603A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355B60 color

#355B60 rgb(53, 91, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #355B60 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 35.7% green and 37.6% blue (53, 91, 96).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#355B60 color codes

HEX	`#355B60`
RGB	`rgb(53, 91, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 35.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 45%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.14, -12.03, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.14, 13.98, 210.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.32, 9.083, 12.432)`
Decimal	`3496800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355B60, 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 #355B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #355B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355b60; }
.text { color: #355b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 91 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355b60, #354660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #355B60?: #355B60 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355B60?: The RGB value is 53, 91, 96: 53 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355B60?: The complementary color is #603A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.