What color is #354E31?

#354E31 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354E31?

The RGB value is 53, 78, 49: 53 red, 78 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354E31?

The complementary color is #4A314E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354E31 color

#354E31 rgb(53, 78, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #354E31 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 30.6% green and 19.2% blue (53, 78, 49).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#354E31 color codes

HEX	`#354E31`
RGB	`rgb(53, 78, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 30.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 37%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.47, -16.15, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.47, 21.51, 138.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.747, 6.427, 3.896)`
Decimal	`3493425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354E31, 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 #354E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #354E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354e31; }
.text { color: #354e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 78 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354e31, #314e3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #354E31?: #354E31 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354E31?: The RGB value is 53, 78, 49: 53 red, 78 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354E31?: The complementary color is #4A314E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.