What color is #354E4A?

#354E4A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354E4A?

The RGB value is 53, 78, 74: 53 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354E4A?

The complementary color is #4E3539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354E4A color

#354E4A rgb(53, 78, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #354E4A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 30.6% green and 29% blue (53, 78, 74).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#354E4A color codes

HEX	`#354E4A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 78, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 30.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, -10.53, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 10.55, 183.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.428, 6.7, 7.484)`
Decimal	`3493450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354E4A, 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 #354E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #354E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354e4a; }
.text { color: #354e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 78 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354e4a, #35464e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #354E4A?: #354E4A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354E4A?: The RGB value is 53, 78, 74: 53 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354E4A?: The complementary color is #4E3539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.