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#35595A Color

#35595A is rgb(53, 89, 90) in RGB, hsl(182, 26%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#35595A
HEX#35595A
RGBrgb(53, 89, 90)
HSLhsl(182, 26%, 28%)
HSVhsv(182, 41%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(43.7% 0.041 198)
LABlab(35.15% -13.27 -4.90)
LCHlch(35.15% 14.14 200.28)

What #35595A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #35595A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#35595A Channel Values

How #35595A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 53 · G 89 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 26% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 41% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.7:1 vs white · 2.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #35595A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #35595A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #35595A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #35595A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #35595A.

How #35595A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#35595A
Protanopia#54545A
Protanomaly#4A565A
Deuteranopia#4F4F5B
Deuteranomaly#46535A
Tritanopia#355959
Tritanomaly#355959
Achromatopsia#535353

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Using #35595A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-35595a: #35595A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #35595A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-35595a': '#35595A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.349, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_35595a">#35595A</color>
SVG fillfill="#35595A"

More Teal Colors

#35595A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#35595A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #35595A?

#35595A is a dark teal — rgb(53, 89, 90) in RGB and hsl(182, 26%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.24.

What is the RGB value of #35595A?

#35595A is rgb(53, 89, 90) — red 53, green 89, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #35595A?

#35595A converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #35595A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #35595A scores 7.7:1 against white and 2.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #35595A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #35595A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 4.24, which is very hard to tell apart.

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