What color is #355414?

#355414 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355414?

The RGB value is 53, 84, 20: 53 red, 84 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355414?

The complementary color is #331454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355414?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355414 color

#355414 rgb(53, 84, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #355414 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 32.9% green and 7.8% blue (53, 84, 20).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 62% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#355414 color codes

HEX	`#355414`
RGB	`rgb(53, 84, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 32.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 62%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 76%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 76%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.14, -23.14, 32.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.14, 39.61, 125.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.765, 7.148, 1.79)`
Decimal	`3494932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355414, 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 #355414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355414 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #355414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355414; }
.text { color: #355414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 84 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355414, #155414); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #355414?: #355414 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355414?: The RGB value is 53, 84, 20: 53 red, 84 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355414?: The complementary color is #331454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355414?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.