What color is #35492A?

#35492A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35492A?

The RGB value is 53, 73, 42: 53 red, 73 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35492A?

The complementary color is #3E2A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35492A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35492A color

#35492A rgb(53, 73, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #35492A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 28.6% green and 16.5% blue (53, 73, 42).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 27% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#35492A color codes

HEX	`#35492A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 73, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 28.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 27%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 42%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 42%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.61, -14.58, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.61, 21.71, 132.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.269, 5.689, 3.063)`
Decimal	`3492138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35492A, 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 #35492A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35492A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #35492A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35492a; }
.text { color: #35492a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35492a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 73 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35492a, #2a492e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #35492A?: #35492A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35492A?: The RGB value is 53, 73, 42: 53 red, 73 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35492A?: The complementary color is #3E2A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35492A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.