What color is #35473C?

#35473C 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 #35473C?

The RGB value is 53, 71, 60: 53 red, 71 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35473C?

The complementary color is #473540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35473C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35473C color

#35473C rgb(53, 71, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35473C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 27.8% green and 23.5% blue (53, 71, 60).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#35473C color codes

HEX	`#35473C`
RGB	`rgb(53, 71, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 27.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 25%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 15%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.35, -9.8, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.35, 10.7, 156.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.537, 5.589, 5.114)`
Decimal	`3491644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35473C, 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 #35473C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35473C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #35473C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35473c; }
.text { color: #35473c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35473c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 71 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35473c, #354745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #35473C?: #35473C 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 #35473C?: The RGB value is 53, 71, 60: 53 red, 71 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35473C?: The complementary color is #473540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35473C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.