What color is #357573?

#357573 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #357573?

The RGB value is 53, 117, 115: 53 red, 117 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #357573?

The complementary color is #753537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #357573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#357573 color

#357573 rgb(53, 117, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #357573 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 45.9% green and 45.1% blue (53, 117, 115).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 38% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#357573 color codes

HEX	`#357573`
RGB	`rgb(53, 117, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 45.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 38%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 55%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 2%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.24, -20.89, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.24, 21.51, 193.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.923, 14.716, 18.481)`
Decimal	`3503475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #357573, 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 #357573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#357573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #357573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #357573; }
.text { color: #357573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #357573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 117 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #357573, #355775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #357573?: #357573 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #357573?: The RGB value is 53, 117, 115: 53 red, 117 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #357573?: The complementary color is #753537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #357573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.