What color is #355242?

#355242 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355242?

The RGB value is 53, 82, 66: 53 red, 82 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355242?

The complementary color is #523545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355242 color

#355242 rgb(53, 82, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #355242 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 32.2% green and 25.9% blue (53, 82, 66).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#355242 color codes

HEX	`#355242`
RGB	`rgb(53, 82, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 32.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 20%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.22, -14.83, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.22, 16, 158.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.469, 7.185, 6.252)`
Decimal	`3494466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355242, 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 #355242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #355242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355242; }
.text { color: #355242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 82 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355242, #355251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #355242?: #355242 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355242?: The RGB value is 53, 82, 66: 53 red, 82 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355242?: The complementary color is #523545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.