What color is #355347?

#355347 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355347?

The RGB value is 53, 83, 71: 53 red, 83 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355347?

The complementary color is #533541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355347 color

#355347 rgb(53, 83, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #355347 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 32.5% green and 27.8% blue (53, 83, 71).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#355347 color codes

HEX	`#355347`
RGB	`rgb(53, 83, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 32.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.7, -14.21, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.7, 14.63, 166.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.698, 7.398, 7.088)`
Decimal	`3494727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355347, 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 #355347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #355347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355347; }
.text { color: #355347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 83 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355347, #355053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #355347?: #355347 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355347?: The RGB value is 53, 83, 71: 53 red, 83 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355347?: The complementary color is #533541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.