Information about #353940 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #353940 carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Charcoal (#343B40). Nearby in the Register you will also find Black Marlin (#383740) and High Tide (#32373F).
The recipe behind #353940 is rgb(53, 57, 64), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #353940 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:75), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #353940 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#353940 color variations
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#353940 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#353940 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#353940 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#353940 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#353940 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 #353940 color
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Nearest named colors to #353940
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#343B40
#383740
#32373F
#37363F
#36383C
#373A3C
#373E41
#34343C
#303B44
#34363A
#373F43
#353839
#353940 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#353940
- RGB53, 57, 64
- CMYK4, 3, 0, 75
- CSSrgb(53, 57, 64)
- HSL218°, 9%, 23%
- HSL Precise218.182°, 9.402%, 22.941%
- HSV218°, 17%, 25%
- HSB218°, 17%, 25%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.208
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
- GLSLvec3(0.208, 0.224, 0.251)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.208, 0.224, 0.251, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.208, 0.224, 0.251)
- Percentage of Red in RGB20.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID353940
- DECIMAL ID3488064
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
