What color is #354F42?

#354F42 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354F42?

The RGB value is 53, 79, 66: 53 red, 79 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354F42?

The complementary color is #4F3542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354F42 color

#354F42 rgb(53, 79, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #354F42 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 31% green and 25.9% blue (53, 79, 66).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#354F42 color codes

HEX	`#354F42`
RGB	`rgb(53, 79, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 31%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 16%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.21, -13.11, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.21, 13.88, 160.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.247, 6.742, 6.178)`
Decimal	`3493698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354F42, 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 #354F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #354F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354f42; }
.text { color: #354f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 79 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354f42, #354f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #354F42?: #354F42 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354F42?: The RGB value is 53, 79, 66: 53 red, 79 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354F42?: The complementary color is #4F3542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.