What color is #35493B?

#35493B 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 #35493B?

The RGB value is 53, 73, 59: 53 red, 73 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35493B?

The complementary color is #493543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35493B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35493B color

#35493B rgb(53, 73, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35493B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 28.6% green and 23.1% blue (53, 73, 59).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#35493B color codes

HEX	`#35493B`
RGB	`rgb(53, 73, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 28.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29, -11.22, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29, 12.67, 152.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.64, 5.838, 5.019)`
Decimal	`3492155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35493B, 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 #35493B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35493B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #35493B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35493b; }
.text { color: #35493b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35493b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 73 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35493b, #354945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #35493B?: #35493B 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 #35493B?: The RGB value is 53, 73, 59: 53 red, 73 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35493B?: The complementary color is #493543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35493B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.