What color is #355F79?

#355F79 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355F79?

The RGB value is 53, 95, 121: 53 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355F79?

The complementary color is #794F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355F79 color

#355F79 rgb(53, 95, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #355F79 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 37.3% green and 47.5% blue (53, 95, 121).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 39% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nautical Creatures (#295C7A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#355F79 color codes

HEX	`#355F79`
RGB	`rgb(53, 95, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 37.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 39%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 56%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.41, -6.55, -19.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.41, 20.21, 251.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.01, 10.321, 19.603)`
Decimal	`3497849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355F79, 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 #355F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#355F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #355F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355f79; }
.text { color: #355f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 95 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355f79, #353d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #355F79?: #355F79 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355F79?: The RGB value is 53, 95, 121: 53 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355F79?: The complementary color is #794F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.