What color is #35442F?

#35442F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35442F?

The RGB value is 53, 68, 47: 53 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35442F?

The complementary color is #3E2F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35442F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35442F color

#35442F rgb(53, 68, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #35442F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 26.7% green and 18.4% blue (53, 68, 47).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#35442F color codes

HEX	`#35442F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 68, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 26.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 31%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.01, -10.76, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.01, 15.25, 134.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.048, 5.096, 3.459)`
Decimal	`3490863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35442F, 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 #35442F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35442F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #35442F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35442f; }
.text { color: #35442f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35442f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 68 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35442f, #2f4433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #35442F?: #35442F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35442F?: The RGB value is 53, 68, 47: 53 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35442F?: The complementary color is #3E2F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35442F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.