What color is #356E6A?

#356E6A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #356E6A?

The RGB value is 53, 110, 106: 53 red, 110 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #356E6A?

The complementary color is #6E3539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #356E6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#356E6A color

#356E6A rgb(53, 110, 106)

Shades of teal

The hex color #356E6A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 43.1% green and 41.6% blue (53, 110, 106).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 35% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#356E6A color codes

HEX	`#356E6A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 110, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 43.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 35%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 52%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 4%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, -19.74, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 20.05, 190.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.645, 12.949, 15.624)`
Decimal	`3501674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #356E6A, 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 #356E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#356E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #356E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #356e6a; }
.text { color: #356e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #356e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 110 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #356e6a, #35566e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #356E6A?: #356E6A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #356E6A?: The RGB value is 53, 110, 106: 53 red, 110 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #356E6A?: The complementary color is #6E3539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #356E6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.