What color is #353F21?

#353F21 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 #353F21?

The RGB value is 53, 63, 33: 53 red, 63 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353F21?

The complementary color is #2B213F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353F21 color

#353F21 rgb(53, 63, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #353F21 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 24.7% green and 12.9% blue (53, 63, 33).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#353F21 color codes

HEX	`#353F21`
RGB	`rgb(53, 63, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 24.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 48%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.02, -10.14, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.02, 19.82, 120.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.52, 4.422, 2.107)`
Decimal	`3489569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353F21, 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 #353F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #353F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353f21; }
.text { color: #353f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 63 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353f21, #263f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #353F21?: #353F21 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 #353F21?: The RGB value is 53, 63, 33: 53 red, 63 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353F21?: The complementary color is #2B213F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.