What color is #357B80?

#357B80 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #357B80?

The RGB value is 53, 123, 128: 53 red, 123 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #357B80?

The complementary color is #803A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #357B80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#357B80 color

#357B80 rgb(53, 123, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #357B80 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 48.2% green and 50.2% blue (53, 123, 128).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 41% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Diver’s Eden (#3A797E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#357B80 color codes

HEX	`#357B80`
RGB	`rgb(53, 123, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 48.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 41%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 59%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 4%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, -20.23, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 22.29, 204.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.446, 16.48, 22.943)`
Decimal	`3505024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #357B80, 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 #357B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#357B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #357B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #357b80; }
.text { color: #357b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #357b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 123 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #357b80, #355580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #357B80?: #357B80 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #357B80?: The RGB value is 53, 123, 128: 53 red, 123 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #357B80?: The complementary color is #803A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #357B80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.