What color is #355348?

#355348 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 #355348?

The RGB value is 53, 83, 72: 53 red, 83 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355348?

The complementary color is #533540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355348?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355348 color

#355348 rgb(53, 83, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #355348 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 32.5% green and 28.2% blue (53, 83, 72).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#355348 color codes

HEX	`#355348`
RGB	`rgb(53, 83, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 32.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 13%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.72, -13.96, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.72, 14.26, 168.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.731, 7.411, 7.258)`
Decimal	`3494728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355348, 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 #355348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #355348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355348; }
.text { color: #355348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 83 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355348, #354f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #355348?: #355348 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 #355348?: The RGB value is 53, 83, 72: 53 red, 83 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355348?: The complementary color is #533540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355348?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.