What color is #355610?

#355610 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 #355610?

The RGB value is 53, 86, 16: 53 red, 86 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355610?

The complementary color is #311056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355610?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355610 color

#355610 rgb(53, 86, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #355610 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 33.7% green and 6.3% blue (53, 86, 16).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 69% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#355610 color codes

HEX	`#355610`
RGB	`rgb(53, 86, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 33.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 69%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 81%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 81%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.81, -24.43, 34.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.81, 42.24, 125.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.889, 7.45, 1.67)`
Decimal	`3495440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355610, 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 #355610	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355610 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #355610 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355610; }
.text { color: #355610; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355610; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 86 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355610, #125610); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #355610?: #355610 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 #355610?: The RGB value is 53, 86, 16: 53 red, 86 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355610?: The complementary color is #311056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355610?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.