What color is #353F3A?

#353F3A 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 #353F3A?

The RGB value is 53, 63, 58: 53 red, 63 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353F3A?

The complementary color is #3F353A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353F3A color

#353F3A rgb(53, 63, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353F3A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 24.7% green and 22.7% blue (53, 63, 58).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#353F3A color codes

HEX	`#353F3A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 63, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 24.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 16%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 8%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.62, -5.33, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.62, 5.58, 162.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.009, 4.617, 4.682)`
Decimal	`3489594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353F3A, 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 #353F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #353F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353f3a; }
.text { color: #353f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 63 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353f3a, #353f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #353F3A?: #353F3A 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 #353F3A?: The RGB value is 53, 63, 58: 53 red, 63 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353F3A?: The complementary color is #3F353A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.