What color is #353D31?

#353D31 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353D31?

The RGB value is 53, 61, 49: 53 red, 61 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353D31?

The complementary color is #39313D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353D31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353D31 color

#353D31 rgb(53, 61, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353D31 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.9% green and 19.2% blue (53, 61, 49).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#353D31 color codes

HEX	`#353D31`
RGB	`rgb(53, 61, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 20%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.69, -6.07, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.69, 8.75, 133.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.691, 4.316, 3.544)`
Decimal	`3489073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353D31, 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 #353D31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353D31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #353D31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353d31; }
.text { color: #353d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353d31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 61 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353d31, #313d33); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #353D31?: #353D31 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353D31?: The RGB value is 53, 61, 49: 53 red, 61 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353D31?: The complementary color is #39313D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353D31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.