What color is #354539?

#354539 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354539?

The RGB value is 53, 69, 57: 53 red, 69 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354539?

The complementary color is #453541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354539 color

#354539 rgb(53, 69, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354539 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 27.1% green and 22.4% blue (53, 69, 57).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#354539 color codes

HEX	`#354539`
RGB	`rgb(53, 69, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 27.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 17%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.6, -9.28, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.6, 10.62, 150.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.335, 5.308, 4.666)`
Decimal	`3491129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354539, 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 #354539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #354539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354539; }
.text { color: #354539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 69 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354539, #354541); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #354539?: #354539 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354539?: The RGB value is 53, 69, 57: 53 red, 69 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354539?: The complementary color is #453541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.