What color is #354816?

#354816 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354816?

The RGB value is 53, 72, 22: 53 red, 72 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354816?

The complementary color is #291648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354816?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354816 color

#354816 rgb(53, 72, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #354816 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 28.2% green and 8.6% blue (53, 72, 22).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 53% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#354816 color codes

HEX	`#354816`
RGB	`rgb(53, 72, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 28.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 53%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 69%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 69%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.98, -16.66, 26.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.98, 31.56, 121.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.93, 5.449, 1.604)`
Decimal	`3491862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354816, 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 #354816	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354816 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #354816 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354816; }
.text { color: #354816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354816; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 72 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354816, #1c4816); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #354816?: #354816 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354816?: The RGB value is 53, 72, 22: 53 red, 72 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354816?: The complementary color is #291648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354816?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.