What color is #354640?

#354640 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 #354640?

The RGB value is 53, 70, 64: 53 red, 70 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354640?

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

Is black or white text better on #354640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354640 color

#354640 rgb(53, 70, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354640 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 27.5% green and 25.1% blue (53, 70, 64).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% 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 9.99:1).

#354640 color codes

HEX	`#354640`
RGB	`rgb(53, 70, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 27.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.13, -8.24, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.13, 8.36, 170.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.584, 5.507, 5.671)`
Decimal	`3491392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354640, 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 #354640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #354640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354640; }
.text { color: #354640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 70 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354640, #354446); }

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Questions

What color is #354640?: #354640 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 #354640?: The RGB value is 53, 70, 64: 53 red, 70 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354640?: The complementary color is #46353B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.