What color is #353B2E?

#353B2E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353B2E?

The RGB value is 53, 59, 46: 53 red, 59 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353B2E?

The complementary color is #342E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353B2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353B2E color

#353B2E rgb(53, 59, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353B2E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.1% green and 18% blue (53, 59, 46).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 12% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#353B2E color codes

HEX	`#353B2E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 59, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 12%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 22%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.94, -5.41, 7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.94, 9.03, 126.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.525, 4.082, 3.186)`
Decimal	`3488558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353B2E, 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 #353B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353B2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #353B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353b2e; }
.text { color: #353b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 59 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353b2e, #2f3b2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #353B2E?: #353B2E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353B2E?: The RGB value is 53, 59, 46: 53 red, 59 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353B2E?: The complementary color is #342E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353B2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.