Information about #353537 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly muted neutral grey, #353537 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Grey (#363737). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Charcoal (#333436) and Bright Charcoal (#333435).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(53, 53, 55)), which gives #353537 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #353537: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #353537 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#353537 color variations
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#353537 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#353537 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#353537 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#353537 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#353537 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #353537 color
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Nearest named colors to #353537
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#363737
#333436
#333435
#323436
#343434
#34363A
#353839
#373837
#33343A
#313436
#383838
#313337
#353537 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#353537
- RGB53, 53, 55
- CMYK1, 1, 0, 78
- CSSrgb(53, 53, 55)
- HSL240°, 2%, 21%
- HSL Precise240°, 1.852%, 21.176%
- HSV240°, 4%, 22%
- HSB240°, 4%, 22%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.208
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.208
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.208, 0.208, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.208, 0.208, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.208, 0.208, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB20.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID353537
- DECIMAL ID3487031
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
