What color is #356C87?

#356C87 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #356C87?

The RGB value is 53, 108, 135: 53 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #356C87?

The complementary color is #875035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #356C87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#356C87 color

#356C87 rgb(53, 108, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #356C87 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 42.4% green and 52.9% blue (53, 108, 135).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 44% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Astral (#376F89), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#356C87 color codes

HEX	`#356C87`
RGB	`rgb(53, 108, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 42.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 44%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 20%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.11, -9.63, -20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.11, 22.52, 244.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.202, 13.23, 24.88)`
Decimal	`3501191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #356C87, 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 #356C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#356C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #356C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #356c87; }
.text { color: #356c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #356c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 108 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #356c87, #354387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #356C87?: #356C87 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #356C87?: The RGB value is 53, 108, 135: 53 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #356C87?: The complementary color is #875035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #356C87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.