What color is #355D5A?

#355D5A 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 #355D5A?

The RGB value is 53, 93, 90: 53 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355D5A?

The complementary color is #5D3538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355D5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355D5A color

#355D5A rgb(53, 93, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #355D5A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 36.5% green and 35.3% blue (53, 93, 90).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Enchanting Ivy (#315955), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#355D5A color codes

HEX	`#355D5A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 93, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 36.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 3%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, -14.89, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 15.14, 190.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.227, 9.323, 11.09)`
Decimal	`3497306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355D5A, 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 #355D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #355D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355d5a; }
.text { color: #355d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 93 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355d5a, #354c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #355D5A?: #355D5A 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 #355D5A?: The RGB value is 53, 93, 90: 53 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355D5A?: The complementary color is #5D3538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355D5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.