What color is #354138?

#354138 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 #354138?

The RGB value is 53, 65, 56: 53 red, 65 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354138?

The complementary color is #41353E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354138 color

#354138 rgb(53, 65, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354138 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 25.5% green and 22% blue (53, 65, 56).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 10% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#354138 color codes

HEX	`#354138`
RGB	`rgb(53, 65, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 25.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 10%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 18%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.22, -7.04, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.22, 8.04, 151.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.072, 4.823, 4.457)`
Decimal	`3490104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354138, 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 #354138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #354138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354138; }
.text { color: #354138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 65 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354138, #35413e); }

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Questions

What color is #354138?: #354138 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 #354138?: The RGB value is 53, 65, 56: 53 red, 65 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354138?: The complementary color is #41353E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.