What color is #355450?

#355450 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 #355450?

The RGB value is 53, 84, 80: 53 red, 84 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355450?

The complementary color is #543539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355450?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355450 color

#355450 rgb(53, 84, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #355450 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 32.9% green and 31.4% blue (53, 84, 80).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#355450 color codes

HEX	`#355450`
RGB	`rgb(53, 84, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 32.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.3, -12.47, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.3, 12.53, 185.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.086, 7.676, 8.749)`
Decimal	`3494992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355450, 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 #355450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #355450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355450; }
.text { color: #355450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 84 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355450, #354954); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #355450?: #355450 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 #355450?: The RGB value is 53, 84, 80: 53 red, 84 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355450?: The complementary color is #543539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355450?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.