What color is #35463D?

#35463D 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 #35463D?

The RGB value is 53, 70, 61: 53 red, 70 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35463D?

The complementary color is #46353E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35463D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35463D color

#35463D rgb(53, 70, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35463D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 27.5% green and 23.9% blue (53, 70, 61).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#35463D color codes

HEX	`#35463D`
RGB	`rgb(53, 70, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 27.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.04, -8.96, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.04, 9.52, 160.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.5, 5.474, 5.233)`
Decimal	`3491389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35463D, 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 #35463D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35463D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #35463D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35463d; }
.text { color: #35463d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35463d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 70 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35463d, #354646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #35463D?: #35463D 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 #35463D?: The RGB value is 53, 70, 61: 53 red, 70 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35463D?: The complementary color is #46353E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35463D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.