Information about #355A5A color

#355A5A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#355A5A falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(53, 90, 90) — 20.8% red, 35.3% green, 35.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 0 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#355A5A presents itself as a moderately toned water-like cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spectra (#2F5A57). Slightly further away sit Oracle (#395555) and Homegrown (#366154).

In RGB terms — rgb(53, 90, 90) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #355A5A: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#355A5A color variations

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#355A5A 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #355A5A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Oracle color link
Oracle

#395555

Homegrown color link
Homegrown

#366154

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Timekeeper color link
Timekeeper

#41595A

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Blue Dianne color link
Blue Dianne

#35514F

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#355A5A
  • RGB53, 90, 90
  • CMYK15, 0, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(53, 90, 90)
  • HSL180°, 26%, 28%
  • HSL Precise180°, 25.874%, 28.039%
  • HSV180°, 41%, 35%
  • HSB180°, 41%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.208, 0.353, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.208, 0.353, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.208, 0.353, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID355A5A
  • DECIMAL ID3496538
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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