What color is #354D28?

#354D28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354D28?

The RGB value is 53, 77, 40: 53 red, 77 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354D28?

The complementary color is #40284D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354D28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354D28 color

#354D28 rgb(53, 77, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #354D28 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 30.2% green and 15.7% blue (53, 77, 40).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 32% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#354D28 color codes

HEX	`#354D28`
RGB	`rgb(53, 77, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 30.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 32%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 48%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 48%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.96, -17.13, 19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.96, 25.61, 132)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.505, 6.218, 2.97)`
Decimal	`3493160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354D28, 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 #354D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #354D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354d28; }
.text { color: #354d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 77 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354d28, #284d2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #354D28?: #354D28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354D28?: The RGB value is 53, 77, 40: 53 red, 77 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354D28?: The complementary color is #40284D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354D28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.