What color is #355146?

#355146 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 #355146?

The RGB value is 53, 81, 70: 53 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355146?

The complementary color is #513540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355146 color

#355146 rgb(53, 81, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #355146 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 31.8% green and 27.5% blue (53, 81, 70).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#355146 color codes

HEX	`#355146`
RGB	`rgb(53, 81, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 31.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32, -13.3, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32, 13.67, 166.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.516, 7.084, 6.87)`
Decimal	`3494214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355146, 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 #355146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #355146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355146; }
.text { color: #355146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 81 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355146, #354e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #355146?: #355146 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 #355146?: The RGB value is 53, 81, 70: 53 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355146?: The complementary color is #513540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.