What color is #35483E?

#35483E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35483E?

The RGB value is 53, 72, 62: 53 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35483E?

The complementary color is #48353F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35483E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35483E color

#35483E rgb(53, 72, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35483E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 28.2% green and 24.3% blue (53, 72, 62).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#35483E color codes

HEX	`#35483E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 72, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 28.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 26%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.74, -9.93, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.74, 10.56, 160.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.655, 5.739, 5.419)`
Decimal	`3491902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35483E, 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 #35483E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35483E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #35483E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35483e; }
.text { color: #35483e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35483e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 72 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35483e, #354848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #35483E?: #35483E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35483E?: The RGB value is 53, 72, 62: 53 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35483E?: The complementary color is #48353F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35483E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.