What color is #353E20?

#353E20 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353E20?

The RGB value is 53, 62, 32: 53 red, 62 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353E20?

The complementary color is #29203E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353E20 color

#353E20 rgb(53, 62, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #353E20 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 24.3% green and 12.5% blue (53, 62, 32).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 32% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#353E20 color codes

HEX	`#353E20`
RGB	`rgb(53, 62, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 24.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 32%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 48%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 48%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, -9.68, 17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 19.73, 119.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.452, 4.306, 2.016)`
Decimal	`3489312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353E20, 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 #353E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #353E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353e20; }
.text { color: #353e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 62 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353e20, #263e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #353E20?: #353E20 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353E20?: The RGB value is 53, 62, 32: 53 red, 62 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353E20?: The complementary color is #29203E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.