What color is #355C64?

#355C64 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 #355C64?

The RGB value is 53, 92, 100: 53 red, 92 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355C64?

The complementary color is #643D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355C64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355C64 color

#355C64 rgb(53, 92, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #355C64 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 36.1% green and 39.2% blue (53, 92, 100).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 31% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#355C64 color codes

HEX	`#355C64`
RGB	`rgb(53, 92, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 36.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 31%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 47%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 8%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.61, -11.42, -8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.61, 14.48, 217.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.595, 9.331, 13.455)`
Decimal	`3497060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355C64, 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 #355C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #355C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355c64; }
.text { color: #355c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 92 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355c64, #354464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #355C64?: #355C64 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 #355C64?: The RGB value is 53, 92, 100: 53 red, 92 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355C64?: The complementary color is #643D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355C64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.