What color is #35403B?

#35403B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35403B?

The RGB value is 53, 64, 59: 53 red, 64 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35403B?

The complementary color is #40353A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35403B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35403B color

#35403B rgb(53, 64, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35403B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 25.1% green and 23.1% blue (53, 64, 59).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#35403B color codes

HEX	`#35403B`
RGB	`rgb(53, 64, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 25.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 8%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.98, -5.72, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.98, 5.93, 164.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.091, 4.739, 4.836)`
Decimal	`3489851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35403B, 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 #35403B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35403B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #35403B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35403b; }
.text { color: #35403b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35403b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 64 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35403b, #353f40); }

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Questions

What color is #35403B?: #35403B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35403B?: The RGB value is 53, 64, 59: 53 red, 64 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35403B?: The complementary color is #40353A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35403B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.