What color is #353A2C?

#353A2C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353A2C?

The RGB value is 53, 58, 44: 53 red, 58 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353A2C?

The complementary color is #312C3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353A2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353A2C color

#353A2C rgb(53, 58, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353A2C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 22.7% green and 17.3% blue (53, 58, 44).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#353A2C color codes

HEX	`#353A2C`
RGB	`rgb(53, 58, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 22.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 24%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 24%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.55, -5.17, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.55, 9.54, 122.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.436, 3.965, 2.967)`
Decimal	`3488300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353A2C, 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 #353A2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353A2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #353A2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353a2c; }
.text { color: #353a2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353a2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 58 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353a2c, #2e3a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #353A2C?: #353A2C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353A2C?: The RGB value is 53, 58, 44: 53 red, 58 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353A2C?: The complementary color is #312C3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353A2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.