What color is #35544E?

#35544E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35544E?

The RGB value is 53, 84, 78: 53 red, 84 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35544E?

The complementary color is #54353B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35544E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35544E color

#35544E rgb(53, 84, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35544E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 32.9% green and 30.6% blue (53, 84, 78).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#35544E color codes

HEX	`#35544E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 84, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 32.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.24, -13, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.24, 13, 180.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.013, 7.647, 8.365)`
Decimal	`3494990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35544E, 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 #35544E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35544E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #35544E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35544e; }
.text { color: #35544e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35544e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 84 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35544e, #354b54); }

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Questions

What color is #35544E?: #35544E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35544E?: The RGB value is 53, 84, 78: 53 red, 84 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35544E?: The complementary color is #54353B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35544E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.