What color is #355E3B?

#355E3B is a dark, desaturated green known as Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hunter Green?

The RGB value is 53, 94, 59: 53 red, 94 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hunter Green?

The complementary color is #5E3558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355E3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hunter Green color: hex code #355E3B

#355E3B rgb(53, 94, 59)

Shades of green

Hunter Green has the hex code #355E3B. It is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 36.9% green and 23.1% blue (53, 94, 59).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

Hunter Green (#355E3B) color codes

HEX	`#355E3B`
RGB	`rgb(53, 94, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 36.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 37%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, -22.79, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 27.67, 145.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.26, 9.078, 5.559)`
Decimal	`3497531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hunter Green, 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 #355E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #355E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355e3b; }
.text { color: #355e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 94 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355e3b, #355e50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #355E3B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #355E3B?: #355E3B is a dark, desaturated green known as Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hunter Green?: The RGB value is 53, 94, 59: 53 red, 94 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hunter Green?: The complementary color is #5E3558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355E3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.