What color is #355245?

#355245 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 #355245?

The RGB value is 53, 82, 69: 53 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355245?

The complementary color is #523542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355245 color

#355245 rgb(53, 82, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #355245 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 32.2% green and 27.1% blue (53, 82, 69).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#355245 color codes

HEX	`#355245`
RGB	`rgb(53, 82, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 32.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 16%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.3, -14.12, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.3, 14.74, 163.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.559, 7.221, 6.73)`
Decimal	`3494469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355245, 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 #355245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #355245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355245; }
.text { color: #355245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 82 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355245, #355152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #355245?: #355245 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 #355245?: The RGB value is 53, 82, 69: 53 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355245?: The complementary color is #523542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.