What color is #353B27?

#353B27 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353B27?

The RGB value is 53, 59, 39: 53 red, 59 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353B27?

The complementary color is #2D273B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353B27 color

#353B27 rgb(53, 59, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #353B27 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.1% green and 15.3% blue (53, 59, 39).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 20% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#353B27 color codes

HEX	`#353B27`
RGB	`rgb(53, 59, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 20%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 34%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 34%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.77, -6.72, 11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.77, 13.4, 120.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.398, 4.031, 2.518)`
Decimal	`3488551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353B27, 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 #353B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #353B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353b27; }
.text { color: #353b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 59 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353b27, #2b3b27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #353B27?: #353B27 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353B27?: The RGB value is 53, 59, 39: 53 red, 59 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353B27?: The complementary color is #2D273B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.