What color is #353B1A?

#353B1A is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353B1A?

The RGB value is 53, 59, 26: 53 red, 59 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353B1A?

The complementary color is #201A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353B1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353B1A color

#353B1A rgb(53, 59, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #353B1A is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.1% green and 10.2% blue (53, 59, 26).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 39% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#353B1A color codes

HEX	`#353B1A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 59, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.1%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 39%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 56%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 56%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.54, -8.65, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.54, 21.31, 113.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.219, 3.959, 1.572)`
Decimal	`3488538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353B1A, 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 #353B1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353B1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #353B1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353b1a; }
.text { color: #353b1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353b1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 59 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353b1a, #253b1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #353B1A?: #353B1A is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353B1A?: The RGB value is 53, 59, 26: 53 red, 59 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353B1A?: The complementary color is #201A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353B1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.