What color is #354F37?

#354F37 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 #354F37?

The RGB value is 53, 79, 55: 53 red, 79 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354F37?

The complementary color is #4F354D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354F37 color

#354F37 rgb(53, 79, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #354F37 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 31% green and 21.6% blue (53, 79, 55).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% 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 9.03:1).

#354F37 color codes

HEX	`#354F37`
RGB	`rgb(53, 79, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 31%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.94, -15.55, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.94, 19.11, 144.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.954, 6.624, 4.631)`
Decimal	`3493687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354F37, 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 #354F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #354F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354f37; }
.text { color: #354f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 79 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354f37, #354f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #354F37?: #354F37 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 #354F37?: The RGB value is 53, 79, 55: 53 red, 79 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354F37?: The complementary color is #4F354D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.