What color is #355032?

#355032 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355032?

The RGB value is 53, 80, 50: 53 red, 80 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355032?

The complementary color is #4D3250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355032?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355032 color

#355032 rgb(53, 80, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #355032 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 31.4% green and 19.6% blue (53, 80, 50).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#355032 color codes

HEX	`#355032`
RGB	`rgb(53, 80, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 31.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 38%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.17, -17.08, 14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.17, 22.42, 139.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.912, 6.724, 4.056)`
Decimal	`3493938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355032, 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 #355032	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355032 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #355032 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355032; }
.text { color: #355032; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355032; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 80 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355032, #32503e); }

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Questions

What color is #355032?: #355032 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355032?: The RGB value is 53, 80, 50: 53 red, 80 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355032?: The complementary color is #4D3250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355032?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.