What color is #354A43?

#354A43 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354A43?

The RGB value is 53, 74, 67: 53 red, 74 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354A43?

The complementary color is #4A353C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354A43 color

#354A43 rgb(53, 74, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354A43 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 29% green and 26.3% blue (53, 74, 67).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#354A43 color codes

HEX	`#354A43`
RGB	`rgb(53, 74, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 29%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 28%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.56, -9.92, 1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.56, 10.04, 171.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.93, 6.059, 6.219)`
Decimal	`3492419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354A43, 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 #354A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #354A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354a43; }
.text { color: #354a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 74 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354a43, #35474a); }

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Questions

What color is #354A43?: #354A43 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354A43?: The RGB value is 53, 74, 67: 53 red, 74 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354A43?: The complementary color is #4A353C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.