What color is #354E38?

#354E38 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354E38?

The RGB value is 53, 78, 56: 53 red, 78 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354E38?

The complementary color is #4E354B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354E38 color

#354E38 rgb(53, 78, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #354E38 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 30.6% green and 22% blue (53, 78, 56).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#354E38 color codes

HEX	`#354E38`
RGB	`rgb(53, 78, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 30.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 28%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.62, -14.78, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.62, 17.87, 145.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.906, 6.491, 4.735)`
Decimal	`3493432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354E38, 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 #354E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #354E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354e38; }
.text { color: #354e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 78 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354e38, #354e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #354E38?: #354E38 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354E38?: The RGB value is 53, 78, 56: 53 red, 78 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354E38?: The complementary color is #4E354B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.